Moores Bridge, Alabama | |
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  Moores Bridge, Alabama  Moores Bridge, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′55″N 87°47′37″W / 33.44861°N 87.79361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Tuscaloosa |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 158874 [1] |
Moores Bridge, also spelled Moors Bridge, is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Moores Bridge is located along Alabama State Route 171, 24 miles (39 km) north-northwest of Tuscaloosa.
History
Moores Bridge is named for the bridge built by Duncan Taney Moore over the Sipsey River. [2] A post office operated under the name Moores Bridge from 1853 to 1966. [3]
Notable person
- James Jefferson Mayfield, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1908 to 1920 [4]
References
- ^ "Moores Bridge". 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. 96. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ Alabama. Department of Archives and History (1915). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Brown Printing Company. p. 49.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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Moores Bridge, Alabama | |
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Moores Bridge, Alabama Moores Bridge, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′55″N 87°47′37″W / 33.44861°N 87.79361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Tuscaloosa |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 158874 [1] |
Moores Bridge, also spelled Moors Bridge, is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Moores Bridge is located along Alabama State Route 171, 24 miles (39 km) north-northwest of Tuscaloosa.
History
Moores Bridge is named for the bridge built by Duncan Taney Moore over the Sipsey River. [2] A post office operated under the name Moores Bridge from 1853 to 1966. [3]
Notable person
- James Jefferson Mayfield, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1908 to 1920 [4]
References
- ^ "Moores Bridge". 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. 96. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ Alabama. Department of Archives and History (1915). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Brown Printing Company. p. 49.
Municipalities and communities of
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| Towns | ||
| CDPs | ||
|
Other unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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| This Tuscaloosa County, Alabama state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |