Iron City, Alabama

Iron City, also spelled Ironcity, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States.

Iron City, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°40′04″N 85°39′51″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Calhoun
Elevation	751 ft (229 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	159848[1]

History

Iron City was named after the iron ore found in the area.^[2] It was located on the Southern Railway route between Muscadine and Birmingham.^[3] A post office called Ironcity was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.^[4]

Notable people

• William B. Bowling, U.S. Representative from 1920 to 1928
• Lloyd Greer, architect