Coordinates: 34°10′44″N 85°30′44″W / 34.17889°N 85.51222°W / 34.17889; -85.51222

Alexis, Alabama

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Alexis
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°10′44″N 85°30′44″W / 34.17889°N 85.51222°W / 34.17889; -85.51222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCherokee
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID112987[1]

Alexis is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

History

A post office called Alexis was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[2] Alexis is the Anglicization of a Cherokee name, according to local history.[3]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850[4]-2010[5] for Alabama, Alexis has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]

References

  1. "Alexis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 39. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. "United States Census 1850" (PDF).
  5. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census[dead link]
  6. "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".