Cloverdale, Alabama
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Location in Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Lauderdale County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 56 ′ N , 87 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 182 m | ||
| Postal code : | 35617 | ||
| Area code : | +1 256,938 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-15736 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0116285 | ||
Cloverdale is a unincorporated community in Lauderdale County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Cloverdale is located in northwest Alabama in the southern United States, about 7 kilometers south of the Tennessee border and 30 kilometers east of the Mississippi border . The 1050-kilometer-long Tennessee River runs 17 kilometers to the southwest .
Nearby locations include Threet (5 km west), Underwood-Petersville (7 km southeast), Zip City (9 km east), Florence (11 km southeast), and Oakland (11 km southwest). The next larger city is Huntsville, about 85 kilometers to the east, with a population of 186,000 .
history
Cloverdale's previous names were Raw Hide and Waveland . In 1872 a post office was established.
traffic
Cloverdale is just off Alabama State Route 157 . The 715-kilometer Natchez Trace Parkway runs about 3 miles to the west .
Northwest Alabama Regional Airport is 25 kilometers to the southeast .