Key, Alabama

Key is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.

Key
Unincorporated community
Key
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°06′09″N 85°32′04″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCherokee
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID121167[1]

History

A post office called Key was established in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1936.[2] The name comes from Lockey, a family of settlers.[3]

gollark: Fair. Maybe there's a gap in the market for better online teaching of this stuff, somehow.
gollark: It's not like you can't learn stuff school doesn't cover, though.
gollark: I'm looking at the AQA one here, as my school seems to have arbitrarily chosen that.
gollark: I'm not sure if you get to pick them individually or if it's as a class somehow.
gollark: As well as the basic stuff the spec we're doing has "Astrophysics", "Medical physics", "Turning points in physics", "Engineering physics (re-branded Applied physics)" and "Electronics" options, it seems.

References
  1. "Key". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 45. Retrieved 24 April 2015.



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