Chancellor, Alabama
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Location in Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Geneva County | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 11 ′ N , 85 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 84 m | ||
| Postal code : | 36316 | ||
| Area code : | +1 334 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-13816 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0115933 | ||
Chancellor is unincorporated community in Geneva County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Chancellor is located in southeast Alabama in the southern United States. It is located approximately 20 kilometers north of the Florida border .
Nearby locations include Coffee Springs (2 km southwest), Enterprise (11 km north), Geneva (11 km south), High Bluff (13 km east), Clayhatchee (14 km northeast). The next larger city is the capital of Alabama, Montgomery, about 125 kilometers to the north with 205,000 inhabitants .
history
The place was named after the early settler Wiley Chancellor. In 1900 a post office was opened.
traffic
The place is located directly on Alabama State Route 27 , which connects to US Highway 84 in the north .
About 12 kilometers north is the Enterprise Municipal Airport , 14 kilometers south also the Geneva Municipal Airport .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 31 ( on Google Books )