Jones Chapel, Alabama

Jones Chapel, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Jones Chapel, Alabama is located in Alabama
Jones Chapel, Alabama
Jones Chapel, Alabama
Jones Chapel, Alabama is located in the United States
Jones Chapel, Alabama
Jones Chapel, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°12′37″N 87°03′07″W / 34.21028°N 87.05194°W / 34.21028; -87.05194
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCullman
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID159870[1]

Jones Chapel is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States, located on Alabama State Route 74, 13.1 miles (21.1 km) west-northwest of Cullman.

History

Jones Chapel is named after a local church, which itself was named in honor of "Turkeytail" Jones, an early settler of the area.[2] Turkeytail Jones owned, and operated a trading post at the center of the community. He traded goods with the local Native American tribes for furs.

A post office operated under the name Jones Chapel from 1868 to 1907.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jones Chapel". 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. 78. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Cullman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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