Siluria is a former town and now a neighborhood in Alabaster, Alabama, United States, located in Shelby County in the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979. It was incorporated on May 25, 1954, but was later annexed by Alabaster in May 1971.[3] It is named for the Silurian geological period because of rocks found there.[4] A post office was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.[5]
Siluria, Alabama | |
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  Siluria, Alabama  Siluria, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′45″N 86°49′30″W / 33.22917°N 86.82500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Shelby |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35144[1] |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 126847[2] |
Demographics edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 736 | — | |
| 1970 | 678 | −7.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Notable people edit
- Jim Davenport, born in Siluria, major league baseball player[7]
- Willie Kirkland, born in Siluria, major league baseball player[7]
- Cathy O'Donnell, born Ann Steely in Siluria, actress, on July 6, 1923[8]
References edit
- ^ "Siluria ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "Siluria". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Boundary and Annexation Survey. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. January 1, 1975.
- ^ "Profile for Siluria, Alabama, AL". ePodunk. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
- ^ "Cathy O'Donnell". IMDb. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
External links edit
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