Manchester, Alabama | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 33°54′23″N 87°18′05″W / 33.90639°N 87.30139°WCoordinates: 33°54′23″N 87°18′05″W / 33.90639°N 87.30139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Walker |
Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 205 |
GNIS feature ID | 160027 |
Manchester is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Manchester is located along Alabama State Route 195, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north-northeast of Jasper.
Manchester was founded as a lumber center. The Manchester Lumber Company owned a large amount of the surrounding timber land and built a school and Baptist church for the community. Much of the lumber produced in Manchester was used to make flatboats, which were used to transport coal. For a short time, the Manchester Coal Company mined coal in the area.
A post office operated under the name Manchester from 1907 to 1957.
Manchester is listed as the hometown of the comic book superhero Impulse.