Iron City, Alabama

Iron City, also spelled Ironcity, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States.

Iron City, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Iron City, Alabama
Iron City, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°40′04″N 85°39′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID159848[1]

History

Iron City was named after the iron ore found in the area.[2] It was located on the Southern Railway route between Muscadine and Birmingham.[3] A post office called Ironcity was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[4]

Notable people
gollark: No, still stupid. Yes, you can not know things and that is fine. But not looking up relevant safety information (or ignoring it? If I remember right, that person was not very receptive to people saying that they were doing stupid things) when doing something you can quite easily recognize as potentially dangerous is stupid.
gollark: I would consider mishandling radioactive material, or trolling about it, very stupid.
gollark: Never underestimate human stupidity.
gollark: Although I don't think they'll let you buy people.
gollark: It's a lower bound. The real figure is probably a lot more.

References
  1. "Iron City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. Railroad Commission of Alabama (1914). Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Alabama. p. 444.
  4. "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2014.



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