Calcis, Alabama | |
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![]() Former H. R. Justice store and post office in Calcis. Alabama State Route 25 and Norfolk Southern Railway to right of photo. | |
Coordinates: 33°25′35″N 86°25′54″W / 33.42639°N 86.43167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Shelby |
Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
GNIS feature ID | 115387 [1] |
Calcis is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States, located along Alabama State Route 25, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northwest of Vincent.
The community's name is derived from the word calcium, in reference to the limestone that was mined in the local quarries. [2] Calcis is located on the former Central of Georgia Railway and was once home to a passenger depot. [3] The community attempted to have a second courthouse and county jail for Shelby County placed in Calcis and went as far as presenting the argument to the Supreme Court of Alabama. [4]
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company operated a limestone quarry in Calcis. This limestone was shipped to Birmingham to be used as flux in iron-making. [5] The limestone mined in Calcis was a type known as Trenton limestone. [6] The Calcis Lime Works manufactured quicklime in Calcis. [7] Convict labor was used in the Calcis quarries. [8]
A post office was established in 1899, and was in operation until 1967. [9]
Calcis, Alabama | |
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![]() Former H. R. Justice store and post office in Calcis. Alabama State Route 25 and Norfolk Southern Railway to right of photo. | |
Coordinates: 33°25′35″N 86°25′54″W / 33.42639°N 86.43167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Shelby |
Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
GNIS feature ID | 115387 [1] |
Calcis is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States, located along Alabama State Route 25, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northwest of Vincent.
The community's name is derived from the word calcium, in reference to the limestone that was mined in the local quarries. [2] Calcis is located on the former Central of Georgia Railway and was once home to a passenger depot. [3] The community attempted to have a second courthouse and county jail for Shelby County placed in Calcis and went as far as presenting the argument to the Supreme Court of Alabama. [4]
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company operated a limestone quarry in Calcis. This limestone was shipped to Birmingham to be used as flux in iron-making. [5] The limestone mined in Calcis was a type known as Trenton limestone. [6] The Calcis Lime Works manufactured quicklime in Calcis. [7] Convict labor was used in the Calcis quarries. [8]
A post office was established in 1899, and was in operation until 1967. [9]