Chalybeate Springs, Alabama

Chalybeate Springs is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States.

Chalybeate Springs, Alabama
Chalybeate Springs
Chalybeate Springs
Coordinates: 34°33′54″N 87°13′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLawrence
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256, 938
GNIS feature ID115919[1]

History

The community is named after the chalybeate springs found in the area. The community was formerly home to a hotel, where visitors would stay while using the springs.[2]

References

  1. "Chalybeate Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. James Edmonds Saunders; Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs (1899). Early Settlers of Alabama. Southern Historical Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-89308-061-7.


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