Ellisville, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Ellisville
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Alabama
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alabama.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Cherokee
Elevation Ft:581
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:34.0647°N -85.61°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Area Code:256 & 938
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:117952

Ellisville, also known as Coloma, is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.

History

Ellisville was named for Wyatt Ellis Sr. who kept a store in the community.[1] A post office operated under the name Coloma from 1850 to 1907.[2] Company I of the 19th Regiment Alabama Infantry, known as the "Cherokee Rangers", mustered at Coloma on August 10, 1861.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cherokee County, Ala. . Calhoun Times . September 1, 2004 . 24 April 2015 . 44.
  2. Web site: Cherokee County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141013045747/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Cherokee . 13 October 2014 .
  3. Web site: Spry. Ralph. Partial Muster Roll of 19th Alabama Infantry. 19thAlabama.org. 28 April 2015.