Folsom, also spelled Folsolm, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.[1]
Folsom, Alabama | |
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 Abandoned gas station and store in Folsom | |
  Folsom, Alabama  Folsom, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′57″N 87°24′21″W / 32.68250°N 87.40583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Perry |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 156363[1] |
History
editFolsom 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
edit- ^ a b "Folsom, Perry County, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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