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Folsom, also spelled Folsolm, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Folsom, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Abandoned gas station and store in Folsom
Folsom, Alabama
Folsom, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°40′57″N 87°24′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPerry
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID156363[1]

History


Folsom was originally named Cleveland Beat and was a voting precinct during Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The name was then changed to Folsom in honor of Cleveland's wife, Frances Folsom.[2] A post office operated under the name Folsom from 1887 to 1904.[3]


Notes


  1. "Folsom, Perry County, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.





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