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Mardisville, Alabama

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Talladega

Area code(s)
  
256 & 938

Elevation
  
155 m

State
  
Alabama

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
166157

Mardisville, Alabama

Weather
  
17°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 74% Humidity

Mardisville, also known as Jumpers Spring, is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

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History

The community was originally called Jumpers Spring, purportedly named after a local Creek Indian who lived in the area. A United States General Land Office opened in 1834 and remained in Mardisville until 1842. The community was renamed Mardisville in honor of Samuel Wright Mardis, who served as the land agent until his death. At one point, the community was home to a sixteen-room tavern, wood shop, tailor shop, general store, cake shop, bakery, and several churches. A post office called Mardisville was established in 1833, and remained in operation until 1881.

Notable people

  • Joab Lawler, U.S. Representative from 1835 to 1838
  • Micah Taul, U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1815 to 1817. Moved to Mardisville. Grandfather of Taul Bradford.
  • References

    Mardisville, Alabama Wikipedia