Jones Chapel, Alabama
Jones Chapel is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States, located on Alabama State Route 74, 13.1 miles (21.1 km) west-northwest of Cullman.
History
Jones Chapel is named after a local church, which itself was named in honor of "Turkeytail" Jones, an early settler of the area. Turkeytail Jones owned, and operated a trading post at the center of the community. He traded goods with the local Native American tribes for furs.
A post office operated under the name Jones Chapel from 1868 to 1907.
References
- ^ "Jones Chapel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Cullman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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