Fackler, Alabama
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Fackler | |
Coordinates: 34°47′33″N 85°54′36″W / 34.79250°N 85.91000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Jackson |
Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 35746 |
Area code(s) | 256 |
GNIS feature ID | 118100[1] |
Fackler, also known as Flackler, Facler, or Fackler's Station, is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Fackler is located on the former Memphis and Charleston Railroad,[2] and its post office was established in 1869.[3] During the Chattanooga Campaign of the American Civil War, the 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was based out of Fackler.[4] Phillip Hamman, known as "The Savior of Greenbrier", was formerly buried near Fackler, on the grounds of his plantation home at Hammon Hollow in Inglis-Middleton Cemetery. (Hammon is another popular spelling of his name.)
References[]
- ^ "Fackler". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Riley, Benjamin Franklin (1888). Alabama as it Is; Or, The Immigrant's and Capitalist's Guide Book to Alabama ... - Benjamin Franklin Riley - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama - Virginia O. Foscue - Google Books. ISBN 9780817304102. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ^ Swan, James B. (18 March 2009). Chicago's Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War - James B. Swan - Google Books. ISBN 9780809328901. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Alabama
- Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Alabama
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area
- North Alabama geography stubs