Fayetteville, Alabama

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CountryUnited States
Elevation400 ft (120 m)
Fayetteville, Alabama
Location of Fayetteville in Talladega County, Alabama.
Location of Fayetteville in Talladega County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°09′51″N 86°26′30″W / 33.16417°N 86.44167°W / 33.16417; -86.44167[1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTalladega
Area
  Total
19.77 sq mi (51.21 km2)
  Land17.44 sq mi (45.18 km2)
  Water2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2)
Elevation400 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,422
  Density81.5/sq mi (31.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID2582674[1]

Fayetteville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fayetteville had a population of 1,422.[3]

The following is found on a sign erected by the Alabama Historical Association:

"In 1814, Tennessee Troops joined Andrew Jackson's force which won the Creek Indian War. After Indian removal in 1836, these veterans brought their families here, named this community for their old home in Tennessee. Fayetteville Academy was built in 1850."

In 1920, a new high school was built in the Fayetteville community called Fayetteville High School.

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