Adamsburg, Alabama
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| Adamsburg, Alabama | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
| Coordinates: 34°23′56″N 85°40′20″W / 34.39889°N 85.67222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | DeKalb |
| Elevation | 1,467 ft (447 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35967 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0150061 |
Adamsburg is an unincorporated community located on Lookout Mountain in eastern DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is located southeast of the county seat of Fort Payne, and just west of Little River Canyon.
[edit] History
Adamsburg was named for Simon Russell Canfield Adams, a minister from Fort Payne who donated land for a school in the community. A post office was established in Adamsburg in 1902, but it has since closed.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama P, 1989.
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Coordinates: 34°23′56″N 85°40′20″W / 34.39889°N 85.67222°W
