Folsom, Alabama | |
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 Abandoned gas station and store in Folsom | |
  Folsom, Alabama  Folsom, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′57″N 87°24′21″W / 32.68250°N 87.40583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Perry |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 156363 [1] |
Folsom, also spelled Folsolm, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. [1]
Folsom was originally named Cleveland Beat and was a voting precinct during Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The name was then changed to Folsom in honor of Cleveland's wife, Frances Folsom. [2] A post office operated under the name Folsom from 1887 to 1904. [3]
- ^ a b "Folsom, Perry County, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of
Perry County, Alabama, United States | ||
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Unincorporated communities | ||
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Folsom, Alabama | |
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Abandoned gas station and store in Folsom | |
Folsom, Alabama Folsom, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′57″N 87°24′21″W / 32.68250°N 87.40583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Perry |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 156363 [1] |
Folsom, also spelled Folsolm, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. [1]
Folsom was originally named Cleveland Beat and was a voting precinct during Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The name was then changed to Folsom in honor of Cleveland's wife, Frances Folsom. [2] A post office operated under the name Folsom from 1887 to 1904. [3]
- ^ a b "Folsom, Perry County, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
Municipalities and communities of
Perry County, Alabama, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
|
Unincorporated communities | ||
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| This Perry County, Alabama state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |