Marvyn, Alabama

Marvyn, also spelled Marvin, is an unincorporated community located in southern Lee County, Alabama, United States. It sits at the crossroads of Alabama Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 80, and in the Lee County "panhandle" between Russell County and Macon County. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area.

Marvyn, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Marvyn's abandoned service station located at the intersection of Alabama Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 80.
Marvyn
Marvyn
Coordinates: 32°26′21″N 85°21′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLee
Elevation
499 ft (152 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID122351[1]

History

Marvyn was originally located in Russell County, but was granted to Lee County in 1923 in exchange for Phenix City. A soil series is named after Marvyn, as it was first described in the area. The Marvyn soil series is described as a "fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Hapludults.[2]

Geography

Marvyn is located at the junction of U.S. Route 80 and Alabama State Route 51 in the southern part of the county. Via US-80, Phenix City is 22 mi (35 km) east, and Tuskegee is 22 mi (35 km) west. Via AL-51, Opelika, the county seat of Lee County, is 15 mi (24 km) north, and Hurtsboro is 15 mi (24 km) south.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1880241—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Marvyn appeared on the U.S. Census in 1880 with a population of 241 residents. At the time it was located in Russell County. This was the only time it was listed on the census rolls as a separate community.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marvyn, Alabama
  2. Claude E. Boyd (31 July 1995). Bottom Soils, Sediment, and Pond Aquaculture. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-412-06941-3.
  3. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  • Barnes, Margaret Anne (1998). The Tragedy and the Triumph of Phenix City, Alabama. Macon, Ga., Mercer University Press. ISBN 0-86554-613-4


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