Alabama Phone Directories

Alabama is a state in the United States of America, also known as “the Heart of Dixie” or “The Yellowhammer State” after his symbol state bird. Alabama is one of the states who after the American Civil War passed from a deeply agricultural based state to a mineral extraction, technology and heavy manufacturing state.




The name of the Alabama state comes from the Alabama people who where a Muskogean speaking tribe>its’ meaning may refer to “herb gatherers” or “clearers of the thickets”.

The Alabama phone directory will probably be the most interesting phone directory you have ever seen due to its’ long list of American Indian names.

In 1984, Alabama officially recognized seven American Indian tribes because of the Davis Strong Act.One of the tribes that were recognized was Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama, which are descendant of the Chickamanga Cherokee. The names of the American Indians living in these tribes were added to the Alabama phone directory, creating an interesting variety of names.

We can all remember how romantically interesting Indian names are. They pick them up after the first animals they see on the time of the baby’s birth, or by the natural phenomenon that may be occurring at that certain moment or by many other nature signs that they interpret as being part of the baby’s unique personality. Names of people of American Indian descent can definitely spice up a phone directory and this is exactly what these names did to the Alabama phone directory.

As far as race is concerned, White Americans, followed by American Indians, which have substantially increased in number over the last fewe years, mainly inhabit Alabama.

Alabama is also famous for its’ wide meteorite impact crater, which is located in Elmore County and is called the Wetempaka crater. A meteorite hit this area million-year ago causing major destruction as specialists nowadays have proven.

Alabama is also one of the most religious states on the Unites States of America. Statistics show that 92% of the Alabamians stated that have faith in their church state and that the church represents a place where they can find the comfort and understanding they need.70 percent of Alabamians were able to name all four Christian Gospels. You will discover that most people listed in the Alabama phone directory are Christians, p percent of them are Catholics and 11 percent of them have no religion at all. Alabama’s location may have something to do with its’ deeply religious inhabitants, being located right in the middle of the Bible belt.

Do not miss the state of Alabama if you are in the neighborhood, it is worth seeing, with all its highlights and deeply troubling history. Just make sure that you know your Bible right before you go talking to an Alabamian!