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Welcome to Industry ...

Industry is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Industry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Industry is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Industry: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Industry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Industry - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Industry ...

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

  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Georgiana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • River Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • McKenzie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Level
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rutledge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dozier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Heath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Heath is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Gantt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gantt is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Chapman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Industry ...

Looking for more information about Industry? 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 Industry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Industry.

Adding Industry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Industry 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 (so far) for Industry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Industry post office opened in 1888. The Industry post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Industry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Industry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Industry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Industry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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