Welcome to Fort Deposit ...

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

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

Fort Deposit would have been located within present day Marshall County<2>.

The location of Fort Deposit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Deposit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Deposit: Ft. Deposit

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Deposit is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fort Deposit was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Fort Deposit (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The location where Fort Deposit once stood is in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Fort Deposit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Fort Deposit: This one is located in Marshall County and the other is located in Lowndes County.

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

Communities near Fort Deposit ...

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

• Albertville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <6>
• Boaz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <6>
• Guntersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
  • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
  • Former names for Guntersville:
  • Gunter's Ferry
  • Gunter's Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
• Arab
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
  • Arab is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <6>
• New Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <6>
• Owens' Cross Roads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
  • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <6>
• Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <6>
• Geraldine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
  • Geraldine is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <6>
• Gurley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <6>
• Douglas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 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 Fort Deposit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Deposit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Deposit. 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 Fort Deposit.

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

Adding Fort Deposit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Deposit in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Deposit was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Deposit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

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