Key
Key is located in Alabama
Key
Key
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°06′09″N 85°32′04″W / 34.10250°N 85.53444°W / 34.10250; -85.53444
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCherokee
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID121167[1]

Key is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.

History

A post office called Key was established in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1936.[2] The name comes from Lockey, a family of settlers.[3]

References

  1. "Key". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 45. Retrieved April 24, 2015.


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