Calcis, Alabama
Calcis is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States, located along Alabama State Route 25, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northwest of Vincent.
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Former H. R. Justice store and post office in Calcis. Alabama State Route 25 and Norfolk Southern Railway to right of photo. | |
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| Coordinates: 33°25′35″N 86°25′54″W / 33.42639°N 86.43167°WCoordinates: 33°25′35″N 86°25′54″W / 33.42639°N 86.43167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Shelby |
| Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 115387[1] |
History
The community's name is derived from the word calcium, in reference to the limestone that was mined in the local quarries.[2] Calcis is located on the former Central of Georgia Railway and was once home to a passenger depot.[3] The community attempted to have a second courthouse and county jail for Shelby County placed in Calcis and went as far as presenting the argument to the Supreme Court of Alabama.[4]
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company operated a limestone quarry in Calcis. This limestone was shipped to Birmingham to be used as flux in iron-making.[5] The limestone mined in Calcis was a type known as Trenton limestone.[6] The Calcis Lime Works manufactured quicklime in Calcis.[7] Convict labor was used in the Calcis quarries.[8]
A post office was established in 1899, and was in operation until 1967.[9]
References
- ^ "Calcis". 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. 27. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ Central of Georgia Railway Company (1900). Annual Report of the Central of Georgia Railway Company. p. 11.
- ^ Alabama. Supreme Court (1903). Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama. Joel White. pp. 637–8.
- ^ Bulletin - Geological Survey of Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama. 1903. p. 66.
- ^ Geological Survey of Alabama (1924). Bulletin - Geological Survey of Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama. p. 66.
- ^ Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (1911). Bulletin ... Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn ... p. 307.
- ^ Douglas A. Blackmon (4 October 2012). Slavery by Another Name: The re-enslavement of black americans from the civil war to World War Two. Icon Books Limited. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-84831-413-9.
- ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 May 2020.