Shannon,_Alabama

Shannon, Alabama

Shannon, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Shannon is a small unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, between Birmingham and northwest Hoover named after John James Shannon, a mine operator.[2] A post office first opened under the name Shannon in 1915.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Shannon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. [3]
    "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 29, 2015.


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