Adamsburg, Alabama

Adamsburg is an unincorporated community located on Lookout Mountain in eastern DeKalb County, Alabama, United States,[1] southeast of the county seat of Fort Payne, and just west of Little River Canyon.

Adamsburg, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Adamsburg
Location within Alabama
Coordinates: 34°23′56″N 085°40′20″W [1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
Elevation1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35967
Area code(s)256
GNIS ID[1]150061

History

Adamsburg was named for Simon Russell Canfield Adams, a minister from Fort Payne who donated land for a school in the community. A post office was established in Adamsburg in 1902, but it has since closed.[2]

Geography

Adamsburg is located at 34°23′56″N 085°40′20″W. Its average elevation is 1,467 feet (447 m) above sea level.[1]

Demographics

Adamsburg Precinct (1930-50)
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19301,145—
19401,1611.4%
19501,1842.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Adamsburg has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. However, the 20th census precinct within DeKalb County bore its name from 1930-1950 (the precinct previously having been named Moores from 1890-1920).[4] In the 1930 and 1940[5] returns, when the census recorded racial statistics for the precincts, both times reported a White majority for the precinct. In 1960, the precincts were merged and/or reorganized into census divisions (as part of a general reorganization of counties) and it was consolidated into the present census division of Fort Payne.[6]

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Adamsburg (DeKalb County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama P, 1989.
  3. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/10612963v3p1ch02.pdf
  5. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33973538v2p1ch4.pdf
  6. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf


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