Place:Talladega, Alabama, United States

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NameTalladega
Alt namesTaladega Countysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1029574
Talladegasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates33.367°N 86.183°W
Located inAlabama, United States     (1832 - )
See alsoClay, Alabama, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Cleburne, Alabama, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Mignon
Munford
Deserted settlement
Abihka
Willinghams Traps
Inhabited place
Allison Mills
Alpine Bay
Alpine
Averittes Spring
Barclay
Belle Vista
Berneys
Bethel
Bethlehem
Binghamtown
Blue Eye
Boaz Corner
Bon Air
Brecon
Briarfield
Brock Mill
Camelot Plateau
Cape Choccolocco
Capri Islands
Carara
Center Hill
Chandler Springs
Chico
Childersburg
Chinnabee
Clear Springs
Coleta
Colony
Comerdale
Cospers Bend
Curry
Davis Acres
Deans
Dry Valley
Duck Nest Springs
East Bend
Echo Hills
Emauhee
Embry Bend
Embry Crossroads
England Isle
Eureka Shores
Eureka
Fair Park
Fayetteville
Feddisburg
Fishtrap
Five Points
Gantts Quarry
Grant Town
Grasmere
Griffitts Lake Shore
Gum Springs
Hall Grove
Hepzibah
Hopeful
Howells Cove
Ironaton
Jenifer
Jonesview
Jonesville
Kahatchee
Kentuck
Kings Chapel
Kingston
Kymulga
Lake Joy
Laniers
Ledbetter
Ledbetters
Liberty Hill
Lincoln
Mardisville
Martins Mill
McAding
McCannsville
McElderry
Moorefield
Mount Olive Circle
Mount Sharon
Nottingham
Oak Grove
Oak Hill
Odena
Old Eastaboga
Overbrook
Papertown
Plantersville
Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Hill
Plum Springs
Providence
Pulliamville
Refuge
Rendalia
Renfroe
Reubenville
Reynolds Mill
Richeytown
Risers
Rocky Ridge
Saint Ives
Shelton Lake Shores
Sherwood Shores
Shocco Springs
Sico
Silver Run
Sliocco Springs
Smelley
Smiths Mill
Stemley
Stockdale
Sulphur Spring
Sunrise
Sweet Home
Sycamore
Sylacauga
Talladega Springs
Talladega ( 1700 - )
Tallaseehatchee ( 1700 - )
Taylors Mill
The Brick Store
The Moon
Thornhill
Tucktown
Turner
Waldo
Warm Springs
Wendy Wood
Windsong Island
Winterboro
Woolfolk
Yatesville
Zubers
Unknown
Oxford
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Talladega is a Muscogee (Creek) Native American word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,291. Its county seat is Talladega.[1]

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History

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Prior to Euro-American settlement in what is today Talladega County it was the home of the Abihka tribe of the Creek Confederacy.

Talladega County was established on December 18, 1832, from land ceded by the Creek Indians near the state's geographic center.[1] The county seat was established at Talladega in 1834.[1]

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1832 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1833 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1833 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1833 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1834 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1897 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 12,587
1850 18,624
1860 23,520
1870 18,064
1880 23,360
1890 29,346
1900 35,773
1910 37,921
1920 41,005
1930 45,241
1940 51,832
1950 63,639
1960 65,495
1970 65,280
1980 73,826
1990 74,107
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Research Tips

The Gold Log Mine, in Talladega, is part of the Ghost Town USA's Guide to the Ghost Towns of Alabama, hosted on RootsWeb.

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