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Summary for Chumley

Although we found mention of Chumley during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

About Chumley (Click for our profile page)

Located in: DeKalb County (see below)

Time Zone: Chumley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<2>

Telephone Area Codes: 256 & 938<3>

Elevation: 630 feet [192.02 m] above sea level<4>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Chumley:

Lat: 34.214500° (or 34°12'52" N)

Lon: -85.948300° (or -85°56'53" W)

USGS Topo Map: Keener<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Chumley

GNIS ID: 163222

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chumley)

About DeKalb County

The community of Fort Payne is the County Seat for DeKalb County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for DeKalb)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<7>	71,513 (0.49% increase since 2010)
2010	71,163 (10.41% increase since 2000)
2000:	64,452

Total Area:<8> 778 sq. miles [2,016.8 km²]

Housing Units: <9> 31,109

Official Website: https://dekalbcountyal.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for DeKalb

GNIS ID: 161550

FIPS State / County Code: 01 / 049

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chumley)

About Alabama

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,907,965 (2.68% increase since 2010)
2010:	4,779,736 (7.48% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,447,100

Websites for State of Alabama

Official Website: https://www.alabama.gov/

Tourism: https://tourism.alabama.gov/

Parks: https://www.alapark.com/

Fishing: https://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing

Hunting: https://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Alabama

GNIS ID: 1779775

FIPS State: 01

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Chumley)

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Chumley and then turned west". While Chumley could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Chumley as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Chumley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Alabama community named Chumley.
<2>	While Chumley is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Chumley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Chumley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chumley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Chumley, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Chumley.
<7>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<8>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Chumley. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<9>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).