Forney, Alabama

Forney, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°05′10″N 85°27′43″W / 34.08611°N 85.46194°W / 34.08611; -85.46194Coordinates: 34°05′10″N 85°27′43″W / 34.08611°N 85.46194°W / 34.08611; -85.46194
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Cherokee
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	118508^[1]

Forney is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. Forney is located on U.S. Route 411, 13.2 miles (21.2 km) east-southeast of Centre.

History

A post office called Forney was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1936.^[2] The community was named for P. Forney, who kept a store there.^[3]

References

↑ "Forney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
↑ "Cherokee County, Ala.". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 44. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Alabama, United States

County seat: Centre

City	Centre Piedmont‡

Towns	Cedar Bluff Collinsville‡ Gaylesville Leesburg Sand Rock‡

CDPs	Broomtown Spring Garden

Unincorporated communities	Adams Crossroads Alexis Billy Goat Hill Bluffton Blue Pond Bomar Congo Ellisville Elrath Forney Hopewell Hurley Key Little River McCord Crossroads McFrey Crossroads McGhee Moshat Newberry Crossroads Pleasant Gap Rock Run Round Mountain Sanford Springs Tecumseh Furnace

Ghost town	Turkey Town

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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