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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Romulus, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Romulus, Alabama is located in AlabamaRomulus, AlabamaRomulus, AlabamaShow map of AlabamaRomulus, Alabama is located in the United StatesRomulus, AlabamaRomulus, AlabamaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 33°08′51″N 87°45′07″W / 33.14750°N 87.75194°W / 33.14750; -87.75194
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Elevation318 ft (97 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID156993

Romulus is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States.

History

Romulus is most likely named for Romulus, one of the main characters in ancient Rome's foundation myth. A post office operated under the name Romulus from 1835 to 1913.

During the American Civil War, Romulus was the site of a skirmish between Union forces under the command of Col. John T. Croxton and Confederate forces under the command of Brigadier-General William Wirt Adams. Croxton was leaving Northport after being dispatched from Brig-Gen. James H. Wilson's larger force after burning the University of Alabama on April 4, 1865. Adams was attempting to rendezvous with Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest in Marion when he learned that Croxton was in the area. The 6th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment engaged with Adams' forces on April 6, 1865. Croxton lost 34 men and ambulance wagons and Adams forces lost an unrecorded number of men.

References

  1. "Romulus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  4. "Tuscaloosa Historical Markers". Alabama History. Alabama Historical Association. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Tuscaloosa
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