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Rock Run is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. Rock Run is located on County Route 29, 13.6 miles (21.9 km) southeast of Centre.
Rock Run, Alabama | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Rock Run, Alabama  Rock Run, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′40″N 85°29′43″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Cherokee |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 155218[1] |
History
Rock Run had its start as a mining community, and may have been named from a run on the rocks containing iron ore.[2] According to another story, a settler climbing a hill dislodged a rock, and watching it roll down the hill, said "Look at that rock run!"[3] A post office operated under the name Rock Run from 1883 to 1957.[4]
Demographics
In 1890, it was listed on the U.S. Census as having 360 residents, making it the largest incorporated community in Cherokee County, narrowly ahead of Centre, the county seat.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 360 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Gallery
Below are photographs of Rock Run as documented by the Historic American Engineering Record:
Furnace foundations
Furnace foundation
Furnace foundation
1890 furnace commissary building
References
- "Rock Run". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 46. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- Smith Katie (Jun 17, 1984). "Names often lend special air to places". Gadsden Times. pp. B1. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AL-193, "Rock Run Furnace & Town, County Road 12, Rock Run, Cherokee County, AL", 7 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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County seat: Centre | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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