Turkey Town, Alabama

Turkey Town
Turkey Town
Unincorporated community
	Turkey Town Location in Alabama.
	Coordinates: 34°08′10″N 85°41′30″W / 34.13611°N 85.69167°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Cherokee
Elevation	545 ft (166 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	136995

Turkey Town is a ghost town in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

The town was the largest Cherokee town in Alabama, originally spanning 25 miles (40 km) along both sides of the Coosa River.^[2]

History

The community grew up around the Cherokee town Turkeytown. A post office called Turkey Town was established in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1861.^[3] The community was named after the village, which was named in honor of the Cherokee chief Little Turkey.^[4]

References

^ "Turkey Town (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Map, Official BLM General Land Office Story (April 9, 2021). "BLM ES GLO Record of the Week April 18, 2021 StoryMap - Turkeytown, AL". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
^ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
^ "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 46. Retrieved April 24, 2015.

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[1] "Turkey Town (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] Map, Official BLM General Land Office Story (April 9, 2021). "BLM ES GLO Record of the Week April 18, 2021 StoryMap - Turkeytown, AL". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

[3] "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

[4] "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 46. Retrieved April 24, 2015.

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