McCollum, Alabama
McCollum is located in Alabama
McCollum
McCollum
McCollum is located in the United States
McCollum
McCollum
Coordinates: 33°49′04″N 87°19′31″W / 33.81778°N 87.32528°W / 33.81778; -87.32528
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWalker
Elevation
436 ft (133 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID122485[1]

McCollum is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. McCollum is located along Alabama State Route 69, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Jasper.

History

McCollum is named for the McCollum family, who were early settlers of the area.[2] A post office operated under the name McCollum from 1903 to 1909.[3] It is located where State Route 69 and State Route 124 split.

Notes

  1. "McCollum". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2015.


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