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Siluria, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

33°13′45″N 86°49′30″W / 33.22917°N 86.82500°W / 33.22917; -86.82500CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyShelbyElevation

492 ft (150 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

35144^[1]

Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID126847^[2]

Siluria is a former town and now a neighborhood in Alabaster, Alabama, United States, located in Shelby County in the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979. It was incorporated on May 25, 1954, but was later annexed by Alabaster in May 1971.^[3] It is named for the Silurian geological period because of rocks found there.^[4] A post office was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1960	736	—
1970	678	−7.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Notable people

Jim Davenport, born in Siluria, major league baseball player^[7]
Willie Kirkland, born in Siluria, major league baseball player^[7]
Cathy O'Donnell, born Ann Steely in Siluria, actress, on July 6, 1923^[8]

References

^ "Siluria ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "Siluria". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Boundary and Annexation Survey. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. January 1, 1975.
^ "Profile for Siluria, Alabama, AL". ePodunk. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
^ "Cathy O'Donnell". IMDb. Retrieved May 10, 2016.