Townley, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

33°49′44″N 87°25′54″W / 33.82899°N 87.43167°W / 33.82899; -87.43167CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyWalkerElevation

338 ft (103 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

35587^[1]

Area code(s)205 and 659

Townley is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.^[2] It was formerly an incorporated town from 1895 until the 1920s. Townley has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, Boshell's Mill.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	124	—
1910	235	89.5%
1920	1,554	561.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Townley, a coal-mining town, was initially incorporated in 1895.^[5] It appeared on the next three consecutive U.S. Censuses, reaching its zenith in 1920, when it became the 4th largest town^[6] in Walker County, with 1,554 residents. At some point after 1920 the coal mine shut down and the town either disincorporated or lost its charter, and has not appeared on census rolls since.

Geography

Townley is located at an elevation of 338 feet (103 m).^[2] Its geographical location is in Walker County, Alabama, United States, North America ^[7]

Notable people

Tom Bevill, Democratic fifteen-term U.S. congressman who represented Alabama's 4th Congressional District and Alabama's 7th congressional district from 1967 to 1997
Carter Manasco, U.S. Representative from 1941 to 1949

References

^ "Townley ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Townley, Alabama
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
^ "Thomas Mathew Cranford".
^ 1830-2010 U.S. Censuses research on Walker County, Alabama communities
^ "Townley Map | United States Google Satellite Maps".