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Asbury, Alabama

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Asbury, Alabama
Asbury is located in Alabama
Asbury
Asbury
Asbury is located in the United States
Asbury
Asbury
Coordinates: 34°22′41″N 86°07′34″W / 34.37806°N 86.12611°W / 34.37806; -86.12611
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarshall
Elevation
1,106 ft (337 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35951
Area code256
GNIS feature ID1729820[1]

Asbury is an unincorporated community located on Sand Mountain in eastern Marshall County, Alabama, United States. It is located about nine miles east of the county seat of Guntersville. The community was named after a Methodist church, which was named for one of the first Methodist Episcopal Church bishops, Francis Asbury.[2]

Demographics

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According to the returns from 1850[3]-2010[4] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Asbury". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Powell, Andy (June 12, 1988). "Asbury harbors strong community spirit". Gadsden Times. pp. C1. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  3. ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  4. ^ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  5. ^ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".