Loosier, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Loosier, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Loosier
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Lawrence
Elevation Ft:748
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:34.5717°N -87.3703°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Area Code:256, 938
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:136783

Loosier is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States. Loosier is located immediately off Alabama State Route 157, 7.6miles northwest of Moulton.[1] Loosier is presented on the Masterson Mill U.S. Geological Survey Map.[2]

It is at elevation 228m.[3]

History

A post office operated under the name Loosier from 1901 to 1902.[4] The town was founded between 1860-1870 by Civil War Veteran Thomas Jefferson Loosier. In 1917 the town had 1 Grain Mill, 1 Saw Mill, 2 Churches, 1 School, 1 Store, and 1 Post Office [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loosier Populated Place Profile / Lawrence County, Alabama Data. alabama.hometownlocator.com. en. 2020-05-17.
  2. Web site: Loosier Populated Place Profile / Lawrence County, Alabama Data. alabama.hometownlocator.com. en. 2020-05-17.
  3. Web site: Loosier, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States. www.mindat.org. 2020-05-17.
  4. Web site: Lawrence County . Jim Forte Postal History . 21 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Lawrence County Newspaper . James Flanagan. 10 July 2022.