Bomar, Alabama

Bomar
Unincorporated community
Bomar Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°06′31″N 85°34′49″W / 34.10861°N 85.58028°W / 34.10861; -85.58028Coordinates: 34°06′31″N 85°34′49″W / 34.10861°N 85.58028°W / 34.10861; -85.58028
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Cherokee
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	156091^[1]

Bomar, also known as Jordan, is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.

History

A post office was established at Bomar in 1890, and operated until being discontinued in 1907.^[2] The community was named in honor of Dr. Richard R. Bomar.^[3]

References

↑ "Bomar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
↑ "Cherokee County, Ala.". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 42. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Alabama, United States

County seat: Centre

City	Centre Piedmont‡

Towns	Cedar Bluff Collinsville‡ Gaylesville Leesburg Sand Rock‡

CDPs	Broomtown Spring Garden

Unincorporated communities	Adams Crossroads Alexis Billy Goat Hill Bluffton Blue Pond Bomar Congo Ellisville Elrath Forney Hopewell Hurley Key Little River McCord Crossroads McFrey Crossroads McGhee Moshat Newberry Crossroads Pleasant Gap Rock Run Round Mountain Sanford Springs Tecumseh Furnace

Ghost town	Turkey Town

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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