New Market, Alabama
| New Market, Alabama | |
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| CDP | |
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 Location in Madison County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 34°54′22″N 86°25′34″W / 34.90611°N 86.42611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.5 sq mi (45.4 km2) |
| • Land | 17.5 sq mi (45.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,597 |
| • Density | 91/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35761 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-54312 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0155175 |
New Market is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP is 1,597. Although it was the first area settled in Madison County, the town has never been incorporated.
In the early 19th century, several persons from Tennessee explored the area just across the border in what eventually became Madison County in Alabama. Isaac and Joseph Criner also explored the area and, in 1804, settled in the northern part near what is now called Mountain Fork of the Flint River. The original town site was owned by George Smith, who also was proprietor of the first mercantile which opened in 1819. Later settlers gave the name New Market to the community.
On January 30, 1966, the coldest temperature ever to be recorded in Alabama was registered in New Market, at -27 °F.
Four sites in New Market are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the New Market Historic District, New Market Presbyterian Church, New Market United Methodist Church, and the Whitman-Cobb House.
New Market is located at 34°54′23″N 86°25′34″W / 34.90639°N 86.42611°W (34.906295, -86.426170).
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