Folsom, Perry County, Alabama

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Folsom, Alabama
Abandoned gas station and store in Folsom
Abandoned gas station and store in Folsom
Folsom, Alabama is located in Alabama
Folsom, Alabama
Folsom, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°40′57″N 87°24′21″W / 32.68250°N 87.40583°W / 32.68250; -87.40583Coordinates: 32°40′57″N 87°24′21″W / 32.68250°N 87.40583°W / 32.68250; -87.40583
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPerry
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID156363[1]

Folsom, also spelled Folsolm, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History[]

Folsom was originally named Cleveland Beat and was a voting precinct during Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The name was then changed to Folsom in honor of Cleveland's wife, Frances Folsom.[2] A post office operated under the name Folsom from 1887 to 1904.[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b "Folsom, Perry County, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.


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