Susan Moore, Alabama
town in Blount County, Alabama, United States
Susan Moore is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 787. It is one of two towns in Alabama to have the first and last name of an individual; the other is Phil Campbell.
History
Initially known as "Clarence," what is now Susan Moore was settled by Robert M. Moore and his family in the mid-1860s. In 1923, two of Moore's grandsons donated land for a new school, which was named after their mother, Susan Moore, and the community gradually adopted this name. The town incorporated in 1982.
Geography
Susan Moore is located in northeastern Blount County in the Sand Mountain region of Alabama. State Highway 75 passes through the center of the town, leading southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Oneonta, the county seat, and northeast 18 miles (29 km) to Albertville. The Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River flows through the northwest corner of the town.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.31%, is water.
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