Laniers, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°22′53″N 86°19′39″W / 33.38139°N 86.32750°W / 33.38139; -86.32750
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Laniers, Alabama
Laniers, Alabama is located in Alabama
Laniers, Alabama
Laniers, Alabama
Laniers, Alabama is located in the United States
Laniers, Alabama
Laniers, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°22′53″N 86°19′39″W / 33.38139°N 86.32750°W / 33.38139; -86.32750
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTalladega
Elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID156581[1]

Laniers, also known as Laniersville, is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

History

Laniers is named for the Lanier family, who settled in the area in the 1890s.[2] A post office operated under the name Laniers from 1903 to 1907.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Laniers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Talladega County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 April 2020.