Folsom, Perry County, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Brownsville, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
32°40′57″N 87°24′21″W / 32.68250°N 87.40583°W / 32.68250; -87.40583CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyPerryElevation
430 ft (130 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code334GNIS 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, United States Department of the Interior.
  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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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