Colony Alabama in Cullman County
Colony Alabama
Colony Alabama was originally settled after the Civil War during the Reconstruction and emancipation, or freedom of slaves. It is Cullman’s County’s only majority African American community and was a safe haven in the early days for African Americans in the Deep South.
Colony was a farming community and was incorporated in 1981.
Vivian B Allen Park on Byars Road offers a gymnasium, baseball fields and basketball courts.
Colony Alabama Info:
Address:
Colony Town Hall
Physical: 65 Byars Road
Mailing: same
Hanceville, AL 35077
Phone:
(256) 287-1192
Hours:
10 AM – 2 PM, Monday – Friday
Council Meetings:
2nd Tuesday of each month. 6PM,
Colony Town Hall.
Town Clerk:
Partricia Ponder
Council Members:
Marcus Bradford
Crystal Wilson
Dorothy Graves
Alexander Twitty
Services:
- Cullman Electric Cooperative
- Cullman County Water Department
- Cullman-Jefferson Counties Gas District
- Cullman County Sanitation
- Colony Volunteer Fire Department
Business: n/a
Emergency: 911 - Cullman County Sheriff’s Office
Emergency: 911 - Cullman County Road Department
- Cullman County Public Library System
- Cullman County Commission on Aging
- Cullman Area Rural Transportation (CARTS)
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