Cusseta, Alabama | |
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 Cusseta, Alabama post office | |
 Location of Cusseta in Chambers County, Alabama. | |
  Cusseta, Alabama Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′05″N 85°18′21″W / 32.78472°N 85.30583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Chambers |
| Incorporated | March 24, 1832 (Signing of the Treaty of Cusseta) |
| Named for | The ancient Creek Indian town of Cusseta. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.63 sq mi (6.80 km2) |
| • Land | 2.63 sq mi (6.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 152 |
| • Density | 57.90/sq mi (22.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36852 |
| Area code | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-19216 |
| GNIS feature ID | 157931[2] |
Cusseta /kə.ˈsiː.də/ is a town[3] in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. Situated between Opelika and Lanett, it was named for the ancient Creek Indian town of Cusseta. As of the 2010 census, its population was 123.[4]
Pat Garrett, the lawman famed for killing the outlaw Billy the Kid, was born near Cusseta in 1850.
The community was believed to be unincorporated until 2006, when rediscovered documents indicated that Cusseta had been incorporated as a city in 1853. As the community diminished in size over the years, its status was forgotten.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Cusseta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Chambers County Plan, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Brock Parker, "Cusseta: Alabama's Forgotten City," September 23, 2006, available at WTVM.com