Sylacauga
Talladega · USGS GNIS name record 160702
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These Census tracts have reference points near Sylacauga. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 118 ↗
Talladega County · AL
- Population
- 2,490
- Median home value
- $108,600
Census tract 119 ↗
Talladega County · AL
- Population
- 2,710
- Median home value
- $165,800
Census tract 120 ↗
Talladega County · AL
- Population
- 1,822
- Median home value
- $147,400
Census tract 116 ↗
Talladega County · AL
- Population
- 5,402
- Median home value
- $142,000
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Sylacauga ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
This settlement was once a Shawnee village known as Chalakagay. In the 1800s the area was found to have pure deposits marble and many quarries were soon opened. Some of the marble was used for the construction of the US Supreme Court building and the Lincoln Memorial. The word "sylcauga" is derived from the Muskogean language: "chalak" and "ge" meaning "resting place of the Chalaka Tribe" or "buzzard roost." (US-T873/p6)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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