Fackler, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

34°47′33″N 85°54′36″W / 34.79250°N 85.91000°W / 34.79250; -85.91000CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyJacksonElevation

610 ft (186 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

35746

Area code256GNIS feature ID118100^[1]

Fackler, also known as Flackler, Facler, or Fackler's Station, is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Fackler is located on the former Memphis and Charleston Railroad,^[2] and its post office was established in 1869.^[3] During the Chattanooga Campaign of the American Civil War, the 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was based out of Fackler.^[4] Phillip Hamman, known as "The Savior of Greenbrier", was formerly buried near Fackler, on the grounds of his plantation home at Hammon Hollow in Inglis-Middleton Cemetery. (Hammon is another popular spelling of his name.)

References

^ "Fackler". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Riley, Benjamin Franklin (1888). Alabama as it Is; Or, The Immigrant's and Capitalist's Guide Book to Alabama ... - Benjamin Franklin Riley - Google Books. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama - Virginia O. Foscue - Google Books. ISBN 9780817304102. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
^ Swan, James B. (March 18, 2009). Chicago's Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War - James B. Swan - Google Books. ISBN 9780809328901. Retrieved August 2, 2014.