Jones Chapel, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
34°12′37″N 87°03′07″W / 34.21028°N 87.05194°W / 34.21028; -87.05194CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyCullmanElevation
981 ft (299 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)256 & 938GNIS feature ID159870[1]

Jones Chapel is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States, located on Alabama State Route 74, 13.1 miles (21.1 km) west-northwest of Cullman.

History

Jones Chapel is named after a local church, which itself was named in honor of "Turkeytail" Jones, an early settler of the area.[2] Turkeytail Jones owned, and operated a trading post at the center of the community. He traded goods with the local Native American tribes for furs.

A post office operated under the name Jones Chapel from 1868 to 1907.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jones Chapel". 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. 78. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Cullman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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