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Folsom, Perry County, Alabama

Folsom, also spelled Folsolm, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.

History

Folsom was originally named Cleveland Beat and was a voting precinct during Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The name was then changed to Folsom in honor of Cleveland's wife, Frances Folsom. A post office operated under the name Folsom from 1887 to 1904.

Notes

  1. ^ "Folsom, Perry 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. 58. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2015.