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Welcome to Dollar ...

Dollar is located in Coosa County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Dollar, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dollar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Dollar is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dollar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Dollar: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Dollar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dollar - they are located in Ontario, Oregon and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dollar.

Communities near Dollar ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dollar.

  • Clanton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
    • Clanton is located in Chilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <6>
  • Jemison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Thorsby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Talladega Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
    • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Verbena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Verbena is located in Chilton County
  • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucheucaula have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
    • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
  • Lightwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
    • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Weogufka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
    • Weogufka is located in Coosa County
  • Marbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dollar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dollar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dollar. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dollar.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dollar. See our Newspapers Page for Dollar.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dollar ...

Looking for more information about Dollar? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dollar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dollar.

Adding Dollar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dollar in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dollar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dollar post office opened in 1883.

We also found Dollar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dollar.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dollar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dollar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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