Place:Hartselle, Morgan, Alabama, United States

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NameHartselle
Alt namesHartselsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1009524
Hartsellsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1009524
Hartsellssource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1009524
TypeCity
Coordinates34.44°N 86.94°W
Located inMorgan, Alabama, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, south of Decatur. It is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.

As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 15,455.[1] Hartselle was founded in 1869 with the arrival of the South and North Alabama Railroad. It takes its name from George Hartselle, one of the railroad's owners. The post office opened in 1873. It was formally incorporated on March 1, 1875. Most of the oldest buildings were destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1916.

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