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Welcome to Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ...

So far, we found very little information about Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, please Contact Us.


Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.


The location of Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


A typical abbreviation for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony: Cumberland Mtn. Farm Colony (or less commonly used: Cumberland Mntn. Farm Colony)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony (for example, toward Trenton (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony would have been located in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities near Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.

  • Scottsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevenson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
    • Stevenson is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <6>
  • Hollywood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <6>
  • Huntland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gurley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Section
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pisgah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Pisgah is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <6>
  • Hytop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hytop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
    • Hytop is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Pleasant Groves
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
    • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people

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 Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony. 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 Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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