Manchester, Alabama

Manchester is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Manchester is located along Alabama State Route 195, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north-northeast of Jasper.

Manchester, Alabama
Unincorporated community
1923 fire insurance map of Manchester
1923 fire insurance map of Manchester
Manchester is located in Alabama
Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is located in the United States
Manchester
Manchester
Coordinates: 33°54′23″N 87°18′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWalker
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total91
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID160027[1]

History

Manchester was founded as a lumber center.[2] The Manchester Lumber Company owned a large amount of the surrounding timber land and built a school and Baptist church for the community.[3] Much of the lumber produced in Manchester was used to make flatboats, which were used to transport coal.[4] For a short time, the Manchester Coal Company mined coal in the area.[5]

A post office operated under the name Manchester from 1907 to 1957.[6]

The Walker County Airport is located in Manchester.

Notes
  1. "Manchester". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. Robin Sterling (October 2015). People and Things from the Walker County, Alabama Jasper Mountain Eagle (1906 - 1909). Lulu.com. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-329-59125-7.
  4. Pat Morrison (2004). Walker County, Alabama. Arcadia Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7385-1690-5.
  5. Coal Age. McGraw-Hill. 1921. p. 652.
  6. "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 30, 2015.


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