Siluria, Alabama

Siluria is a former town and now a neighborhood in Alabaster, Alabama, United States, located in Shelby County in the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979. It was incorporated on May 25, 1954, but was later annexed by Alabaster in May 1971.^[3] It is named for the Silurian geological period because of rocks found there.^[4] A post office was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.^[5]

CountryUnited States

Elevation

492 ft (150 m)

Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

ZIP code

35144^[1]

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Siluria, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°13′45″N 86°49′30″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Shelby
Elevation	492 ft (150 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35144[1]
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	126847[2]

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