Ryland, Alabama

Ryland, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Post office in Ryland
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Coordinates: 34°46′11″N 86°28′51″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Madison
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	256
GNIS feature ID	126069[1]

Ryland is an unincorporated community in eastern Madison County, Alabama. The community borders Maysville.

History

Ryland is named after the first postmaster, Virgil Homer Ryland.^[2] A post office was established under the name Ryland in 1895.^[3]

References

1. "Ryland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
3. "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

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