Adamsburg, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Adamsburg is located in Alabama
Adamsburg
Adamsburg
Location within Alabama
Coordinates: 34°23′56″N 085°40′20″W / 34.39889°N 85.67222°W / 34.39889; -85.67222 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
Elevation
[1]
1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35967
Area code256
GNIS ID[1]150061

Adamsburg is an unincorporated community located on Lookout Mountain in eastern DeKalb County, Alabama, United States,[1] southeast of the county seat of Fort Payne, and just west of Little River Canyon.

History

Adamsburg was named for Simon Russell Canfield Adams, a minister from Fort Payne who donated land for a school in the community. A post office was established in Adamsburg in 1902, but it has since closed.[2]

Geography

Adamsburg is located at 34°23′56″N 085°40′20″W / 34.39889°N 85.67222°W / 34.39889; -85.67222. Its average elevation is 1,467 feet (447 m) above sea level.[1]

Demographics

Adamsburg Precinct (1930-50)

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19301,145—
19401,1611.4%
19501,1842.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Adamsburg has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. However, the 20th census precinct within DeKalb County bore its name from 1930 to 1950 (the precinct previously having been named Moores from 1890 to 1920).[4] In the 1930 and 1940[5] returns, when the census recorded racial statistics for the precincts, both times reported a White majority for the precinct. In 1960, the precincts were merged and/or reorganized into census divisions (as part of a general reorganization of counties) and it was consolidated into the present census division of Fort Payne.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Feature Detail Report for: Adamsburg (DeKalb County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama P, 1989.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alabama" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Alabama" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Alabama" (PDF). census.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.