Trimble, Alabama

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Cullman

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Trimble, also known as Trimble Town or Burch, is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States.

History

Trimble is named after its first postmaster, William Trimble.{{cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |date=1989 |title=Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=138 |isbn=0-8173-0410-X }} A post office operated under the name Trimble from 1886 to 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Cullman | title=Cullman County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=21 October 2014}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Cullman County, Alabama

Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama