Adamsburg, Alabama

Adamsburg is an unincorporated community located on Lookout Mountain in eastern DeKalb County, Alabama, United States,[1] southeast of the county seat of Fort Payne, and just west of Little River Canyon.

Adamsburg, Alabama
Adamsburg
Location within Alabama
Coordinates: 34°23′56″N 085°40′20″W [1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
Elevation1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35967
Area code(s)256
GNIS ID[1]150061

History

Adamsburg was named for Simon Russell Canfield Adams, a minister from Fort Payne who donated land for a school in the community. A post office was established in Adamsburg in 1902, but it has since closed.[2]

Geography

Adamsburg is located at 34°23′56″N 085°40′20″W. Its average elevation is 1,467 feet (447 m) above sea level.[1]

Demographics

Adamsburg Precinct (1930-50)

Historical population
CensusPop.
19301,145
19401,1611.4%
19501,1842.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Adamsburg has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. However, the 20th census precinct within DeKalb County bore its name from 1930-1950 (the precinct previously having been named Moores from 1890-1920).[4] In the 1930 and 1940[5] returns, when the census recorded racial statistics for the precincts, both times reported a White majority for the precinct. In 1960, the precincts were merged and/or reorganized into census divisions (as part of a general reorganization of counties) and it was consolidated into the present census division of Fort Payne.[6]

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