Alexis, Alabama

Alexis
Unincorporated community
Alexis Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°10′44″N 85°30′44″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Cherokee
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	112987[1]

Alexis is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

History

A post office called Alexis was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.^[2] Alexis is the Anglicization of a Cherokee name, according to local history.^[3]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850^[4]-2010^[5] for Alabama, Alexis has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.^[6]

References

1. "Alexis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
3. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 39. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
4. "United States Census 1850" (PDF).
5. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census^{[dead link‍]}
6. "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".