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Trickem, Cleburne County, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°33′22″N 85°24′40″W / 33.55611°N 85.41111°W / 33.55611; -85.41111
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Trickem, Alabama
Trickem is located in Alabama
Trickem
Trickem
Trickem is located in the United States
Trickem
Trickem
Coordinates: 33°33′22″N 85°24′40″W / 33.55611°N 85.41111°W / 33.55611; -85.41111
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCleburne
Elevation
1,060 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID157172[1]

Trickem is an unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

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The community's name is derived from Tri-Com, which is a shortened form of Tri-Communities Church, which was another name for the local Mt. Giliard Church. The post office operated from 1891 to 1903.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Trickem, Cleburne County, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.