Jumbo, Alabama

Jumbo is an unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Jumbo, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Jumbo, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama Jumbo, Alabama Jumbo, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°58′02″N 86°35′26″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Chilton
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	205, 659

History

A post office called Jumbo was established in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[2] Jumbo has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]

A variety of dolomite, called the Jumbo Dolomite, is named for the community due to its presence in exposures and quarries near Jumbo.[4][5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jumbo, Alabama
2. "Chilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
3. Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.
4. Grace C. Keroher (1966). Lexicon of geologic names of the United States for 1936-1960. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 1948.
5. Tull, J.F., Harris, A.G., Repetski, J.E., McKinney, F.K., Garrett, C.B. and Bearce, D.N., 1988. New paleontologic evidence constraining the age and paleotectonic setting of the Talladega slate belt, southern Appalachians. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 100(8), pp.1291-1299.