Anniston, Alabama

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city county seat

Anniston, Alabama is a small city in northeastern Alabama known historically as a planned industrial community and gateway to the nearby Appalachian foothills.

Aliases (2)

Anniston ×2
Anniston, Alabama, United States ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	256 → 938 →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	Calhoun County, Alabama NERFINISHED →
elevation	approximately 719 feet →
FIPSCode	01-01860 →
founded	1872 →
foundedAs	planned industrial community →
GNISFeatureID	0113564 →
governingBody	Anniston City Council →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasAmtrakStation	Anniston Amtrak station →
hasAttraction	Anniston Museum of Natural History → Berman Museum →
hasEducationalInstitution	Gadsden State Community College Anniston campus →
hasFacility	Anniston Army Depot →
hasMilitaryHistory	Fort McClellan →
hasNewspaper	The Anniston Star →
hasRailService	Norfolk Southern Railway →
incorporatedAsCity	1879 →
knownFor	gateway to Appalachian foothills → planned industrial development →
locatedIn	Calhoun County, Alabama NERFINISHED →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Anniston–Oxford–Jacksonville, Alabama metropolitan area →
locatedInRegion	Appalachian foothills → northeastern Alabama →
near	Cheaha Mountain → Interstate 20 NERFINISHED → Jacksonville, Alabama → Oxford, Alabama → Talladega National Forest →
nickname	The Model City →
partOf	Anniston–Oxford metropolitan area →
postalCode	36201 → 36202 → 36203 → 36204 → 36205 → 36206 →
state	Alabama →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
transportationCorridor	U.S. Route 431 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 78 NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Freedom Riders National Monument →	adminCenter
Alabama ("Anniston") →	containsCity
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama →	hasSeat
Central Alabama →	includes
Freedom Riders National Monument →	locatedIn
Freedom Riders National Monument →	nearestCity
Interstate 20 →	passesThrough
Michael Biehn ("Anniston, Alabama, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Crescent →	routeVia
Crescent ("Anniston") →	servesCity