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Welcome to Shorter ...The town of Shorter is located in Macon County<1>. The location of Shorter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Shorter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Shorter has a population of 387 people<3> (see below for details). Shorter is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Shorter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Shorter (for example, toward Columbus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Shorter is located in the (334) area code. The ZIP code for Shorter: 36075<5> Websites for Shorter ...Official Website: www.shorteralabama.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shorter had an population of 387 people. This is a decrease of 18.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.01% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Shorter had a population of 474 people. This makes Shorter the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 474 people, the population of Shorter increased 33.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 355 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Shorter. Communities near Shorter ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shorter.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shorter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shorter. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shorter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shorter. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shorter. See our Newspapers Page for Shorter. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shorter ...Looking for more information about Shorter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Shorter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shorter. Adding Shorter to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shorter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shorter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Shorter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Shorter. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Shorter: www.shorteralabama.com/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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