Vaiden, Alabama

Vaiden, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°31′11″N 87°22′16″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Perry
Elevation	194 ft (59 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	157194[1]

Vaiden, also known as Cunningham, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. Vaiden is located on Alabama State Route 5, 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south southeast of Marion.

History

A post office operated under the name Vaiden from 1900 to 1906.^[2] Vaiden is home to Vaiden Field, a public-use airport owned and operated by the Perry County Airport and Industrial Authority. Vaiden Field was built as an auxiliary practice airstrip for Craig Air Force Base in Selma.^[3]

Two types of clay and loam, known as Vaiden clay and Vaiden fine sandy loam, are found in the area.^[4]

References

1. "Vaiden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
3. Hansen, Bill. "A Breath of Life for Marion's Vaiden Field Airport". AlabamaAviator.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
4. B. H. Williams (1936). Soil Survey of Mobile County, Alabama. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 31–32.