Ellisville, Alabama

Ellisville
Unincorporated community
Ellisville

Location in Alabama.

Coordinates: 34°03′53″N 85°36′36″W / 34.06472°N 85.61000°W / 34.06472; -85.61000Coordinates: 34°03′53″N 85°36′36″W / 34.06472°N 85.61000°W / 34.06472; -85.61000
Country United States
State Alabama
County Cherokee
Elevation 581 ft (177 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID 117952[1]

Ellisville, also known as Coloma, is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.

History

Ellisville was named for Wyatt Ellis Sr. who kept a store in the community.[2] A post office operated under the name Coloma from 1850 to 1907.[3] Company I of the 19th Regiment Alabama Infantry, known as the "Cherokee Rangers", mustered at Coloma on August 10, 1861.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ellisville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Cherokee County, Ala.". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 44. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Spry, Ralph. "Partial Muster Roll of 19th Alabama Infantry". 19thAlabama.org. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/28/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.