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Turkey Town, Alabama

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429: 46: 704: 53: 246:. A post office called Turkey Town was established in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1861. The community was named after the village, which was named in honor of the Cherokee chief 749: 361: 77: 768: 783: 281: 778: 742: 798: 583: 354: 788: 272: 199: 735: 568: 518: 347: 162: 45: 317: 773: 277: 295: 339: 608: 133: 593: 588: 243: 793: 633: 513: 711: 628: 528: 371: 219: 187: 138: 109: 267: 623: 480: 674: 493: 192: 613: 453: 681: 459: 448: 172: 553: 503: 32: 538: 488: 469: 618: 533: 464: 417: 719: 603: 598: 573: 563: 558: 523: 412: 393: 548: 543: 762: 247: 114: 578: 386: 703: 643: 223: 215: 121: 92: 79: 153: 665:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 239: 715: 227: 126: 428: 179: 158: 440: 404: 343: 427: 723: 660: 642: 502: 479: 439: 403: 198: 186: 169: 152: 144: 132: 120: 108: 23: 18:Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States 743: 355: 8: 432:Map of Alabama highlighting Cherokee County 750: 736: 362: 348: 340: 20: 282:United States Department of the Interior 259: 197: 185: 151: 143: 107: 72: 38: 769:Geography of Cherokee County, Alabama 168: 131: 119: 7: 700: 698: 273:Geographic Names Information System 52: 722:. 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Unincorporated community
Turkey Town is located in Alabama
34°08′10″N 85°41′30″W / 34.13611°N 85.69167°W / 34.13611; -85.69167
Country
United States
State
Alabama
County
Cherokee
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
Area code(s)
256 & 938
GNIS
ghost town
Cherokee County
U.S. state
Alabama
Cherokee
Turkeytown
Little Turkey
"Turkey Town (historical)"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"Cherokee County"
"Cherokee County, Ala"

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