Sycamore, Alabama

Sycamore, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Sycamore, Alabama
Sycamore, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°15′04″N 86°12′09″W / 33.25111°N 86.20250°W / 33.25111; -86.20250Coordinates: 33°15′04″N 86°12′09″W / 33.25111°N 86.20250°W / 33.25111; -86.20250
Country United States
State Alabama
County Talladega
Elevation 541 ft (165 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 35149
Area code(s) Area code 256
GNIS feature ID 127608[1]

Sycamore is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States, located near Alabama State Route 21, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north-northeast of Sylacauga. Sycamore has a post office with ZIP code 35149.[2][3] Sycamore was originally called Sycamore Grove, and was named for the sycamore trees which grew at the site. The post office was established in 1876.[4]

Sycamore was the birthplace of professional baseball player Whitey Glazner.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1930631—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Incorporated under the name of Sycamore Mills in 1924, it appeared only once on census rolls in 1930. Presumably, it either disincorporated or lost its charter sometimes in the 1930s.

References

  1. ↑ "Sycamore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  5. ↑ "Whitey Glazner". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved Aug 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.


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