Siluria is a former town and now a neighborhood in Alabaster, Alabama, located in Shelby County, Alabama in the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979. It was incorporated on 25 May 1954, but was later annexed by Alabaster in May 1971.[2] It is named for the Silurian geological period because of rocks found there.[3] A post office was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.[4]
Siluria, Alabama | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Siluria, Alabama Siluria, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′45″N 86°49′30″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Shelby |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 126847[1] |
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 736 | — | |
| 1970 | 678 | −7.9% | |
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County seat: Columbiana | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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