Sycamore, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Sycamore, 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:541
Coordinates:33.2511°N -86.2025°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:35149
Area Code:Area code 256
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:127608

Sycamore is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States, located near Alabama State Route 21, 6.1miles north-northeast of Sylacauga. Sycamore has a post office with ZIP code 35149.[1] [2] Sycamore was originally called Sycamore Grove, and was named for the sycamore trees which grew at the site. The post office was established in 1876.[3]

Sycamore was the birthplace of professional baseball player Whitey Glazner.[4]

Demographics

Incorporated under the name of Sycamore Mills in 1924, it appeared only once on census rolls in 1930. Presumably, it either disincorporated or lost its charter sometimes in the 1930s.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. June 7, 2013. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 134 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  4. Web site: Whitey Glazner . Baseball-Reference.com . Aug 29, 2013.