Alexis, Alabama

Alexis
Unincorporated community
Alexis is located in Alabama
Alexis
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".