Mardisville, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Mardisville, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Talladega
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:509
Coordinates:33.3844°N -86.1592°W
Area Code:256 & 938
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:166157

Mardisville, also known as Jumpers Spring, is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community was originally called Jumpers Spring, purportedly named after a local Creek Indian who lived in the area.[1] The Creek had long controlled this territory as its indigenous inhabitants.

After the United States enforced Indian Removal in the 1830s of most of the Creek people to west of the Mississippi River in Indian Territory, the United States General Land Office opened here in 1834 to sell land. It operated in Mardisville until 1842.[2]

The community was renamed Mardisville in honor of Samuel Wright Mardis, who served as the land agent until his death. At one point, the community was home to a sixteen-room tavern, wood shop, tailor shop, general store, cake shop, bakery, and several churches.[3] It was a trading center for a rural area devoted to cotton plantations. A post office called Mardisville was established in 1833, and operated until 1881.[4]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pioneer Talladega: Its Minutes and Memories . Genealogy Trails . 2 November 2014.
  2. Book: Tracing Your Alabama Past - Robert Scott Davis - Google Books . 6 September 2011. 9781617035241 . 2014-11-02. Davis . Robert Scott .
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=05000651}} Winterboro Stagecoach Inn ]. United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service . PDF . 2 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Talladega County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 November 2014.