McCollum, Alabama
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.
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Coordinates: 33°49′04″N 87°19′31″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Walker |
Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
GNIS feature ID | 122485[1] |
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
- "McCollum". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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gollark: If people just sit there militarylessly, they will be invaded whenever some sufficiently mean person realizes that they can have a military.
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