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Byrd, Alabama

Coordinates: 34°04′47″N 88°07′56″W / 34.07972°N 88.13222°W / 34.07972; -88.13222
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Byrd, Alabama
Byrd is located in Alabama
Byrd
Byrd
Byrd is located in the United States
Byrd
Byrd
Coordinates: 34°04′47″N 88°07′56″W / 34.07972°N 88.13222°W / 34.07972; -88.13222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarion
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID163214[1]

Byrd is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

History

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The community is named after the Byrd family, who were early settlers of the area. They also donated land for a school to be built. The school served students in grades one through nine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Byrd". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Barbara Woolbright Carruth (2009). Marion County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7385-6849-2.