Alexis
Alexis is located in Alabama
Alexis
Alexis
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°10′44″N 85°30′44″W / 34.17889°N 85.51222°W / 34.17889; -85.51222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCherokee
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID112987[1]

Alexis is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

History

A post office called Alexis was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[2] Alexis is the Anglicization of a Cherokee name, according to local history.[3]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850[4]-2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 39. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  5. ↑ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  6. ↑ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".


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