Siluria, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Siluria, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shelby
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:492
Coordinates:33.2292°N -86.825°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:35144[1]
Area Code:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:126847

Siluria is a former town and now a neighborhood in Alabaster, Alabama, United States, located in Shelby County in the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979. It was incorporated on May 25, 1954, but was later annexed by Alabaster in May 1971.[2] It is named for the Silurian geological period because of rocks found there.[3] A post office was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.[4]

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References

  1. Web site: Siluria ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 30, 2022.
  2. Book: Boundary and Annexation Survey. January 1, 1975. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. en.
  3. Web site: Profile for Siluria, Alabama, AL . ePodunk . April 15, 2011.
  4. Web site: Shelby County . Jim Forte Postal History . October 21, 2014.
  5. Book: Reichler, Joseph L. . The Baseball Encyclopedia . 1969 . 4th . 1979 . Macmillan Publishing . New York . 0-02-578970-8 . registration .
  6. Web site: Cathy O'Donnell. IMDb. May 10, 2016.

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