Sycamore, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
33°15′04″N 86°12′09″W / 33.25111°N 86.20250°W / 33.25111; -86.20250CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyTalladegaElevation
541 ft (165 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
35149
Area codeArea code 256GNIS feature ID127608[1]

Sycamore is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States, located near Alabama State Route 21, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north-northeast of Sylacauga. Sycamore has a post office with ZIP code 35149.[2][3] Sycamore was originally called Sycamore Grove, and was named for the sycamore trees which grew at the site. The post office was established in 1876.[4]

Sycamore was the birthplace of professional baseball player Whitey Glazner.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1930631
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Incorporated under the name of Sycamore Mills in 1924, it appeared only once on census rolls in 1930. Presumably, it either disincorporated or lost its charter sometimes in the 1930s.

References

  1. ^ "Sycamore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  5. ^ "Whitey Glazner". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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