Daleville, Alabama
| Daleville, Alabama | |
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| City | |
Daleville City Hall
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| Nickname(s): Gateway to Fort Rucker | |
 Location in Dale County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 31°18′8″N 85°42′39″W / 31.30222°N 85.71083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Dale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.1 sq mi (36.5 km2) |
| • Land | 14.1 sq mi (36.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,295 |
| • Density | 376/sq mi (145.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 36322 |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-19360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0117016 |
| Website | dalevilleal |
Daleville is a city in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 5,295, up from 4,653 in 2000. It is part of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city's nickname is "Gateway to Fort Rucker", as this U.S. Army post is located just north of town. Cairns Army Airfield is located to the south of Daleville on the road to nearby Clayhatchee.
Daleville, originally known as "Dale's Court House", was founded in 1827 by veterans of the Creek Indian War who had settled in Dale County following that conflict. It was established as the original county seat of Dale County in 1827 but lost that honor when Coffee County split from Dale in 1841, at which time the seat was moved first to Newton, and then later to Ozark in 1870, where it remains today.
The name of Daleville was adopted in 1848. Daleville voted to incorporate in 1912, but rescinded it in 1916. It later voted for incorporation in 1958.
Residents of the town formed portions of two regiments of the Confederate States Army during the U.S. Civil War: the 15th Alabama Infantry, famed for charging the 20th Maine on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg, and the 33rd Alabama Infantry. In the latter regiment, Company "G", called the "Daleville Blues", was recruited entirely from Daleville. Several men from this company were killed in a freak train derailment on 4 November 1862 near Cleveland, Tennessee; the remainder would fight with the rest of the 33rd in the Confederate Army of Tennessee until the final surrender in 1865.
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