The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alabama:
General reference
Names Common name: Alabama Pronunciation: Official name: State of Alabama Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: AL ISO 3166-2 code: US-AL Internet second-level domain: .al.us Nicknames Cotton Plantation State Cotton State Heart of Dixie Lizard StateIntroduction to Alabama, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009. Yellowhammer State Camellia State Adjectival: Alabama Demonyms Alabamian Alabaman
Geography of Alabama
Geography of Alabama Alabama is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America Location Northern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Americas North America Anglo America Northern America United States of America Contiguous United States Central United States East South Central States Southern United States Deep South Gulf Coast of the United States Southeastern United States Population of Alabama: 4,779,736 (2010 U.S. Census) Area of Alabama: 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2) Atlas of Alabama
Places in Alabama List of places in Alabama List of places in Alabama: A–C List of places in Alabama: D–H List of places in Alabama: I–M List of places in Alabama: N–R List of places in Alabama: S–Z Historic places in Alabama Ghost towns in Alabama National Historic Landmarks in Alabama National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama National Natural Landmarks in Alabama State parks in Alabama Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Autauga–Choctaw) Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Clarke–Dallas) Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (DeKalb–Jackson) Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Jefferson–Macon) Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Madison–Perry) Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Pickens–Winston)
Environment of Alabama Climate of Alabama Geology of Alabama Protected areas in Alabama State forests of Alabama List of nature centers in Alabama Superfund sites in Alabama Wildlife of Alabama Fauna of Alabama Amphibians of Alabama Mammals of Alabama Reptiles of Alabama Flora of Alabama Botanical gardens and arboretums in Alabama Trees of Alabama
Natural geographic features of Alabama Islands of Alabama Lakes of Alabama Mountain passes in Alabama Rivers of Alabama
Regions of Alabama North Alabama Central Alabama South Alabama Black Belt Lower Alabama Mobile Bay
Metropolitan areas of Alabama
Metropolitan areas of Alabama Metropolitan areas of Alabama, ranked by size:
Birmingham Mobile Huntsville Montgomery Tuscaloosa Decatur Florence-Muscle Shoals Dothan Auburn Anniston-Oxford Gadsden
Administrative divisions of Alabama
Types of administrative divisions in Alabama: Alabama's congressional districts The 67 counties of the state of Alabama Cities in Alabama
Alabama Congressional districts
Alabama's congressional districts Alabama's 1st congressional district Alabama's 2nd congressional district Alabama's 3rd congressional district Alabama's 4th congressional district Alabama's 5th congressional district Alabama's 6th congressional district Alabama's 7th congressional district Alabama's 8th congressional district Alabama's 9th congressional district Alabama's 10th congressional district Alabama's at-large congressional district
Counties of Alabama
Autauga County, Alabama Baldwin County, Alabama Barbour County, Alabama Bibb County, Alabama Blount County, Alabama Bullock County, Alabama Butler County, Alabama Calhoun County, Alabama Chambers County, Alabama Cherokee County, Alabama Chilton County, Alabama Choctaw County, Alabama Clarke County, Alabama Clay County, Alabama Cleburne County, Alabama Coffee County, Alabama Colbert County, Alabama Conecuh County, Alabama Coosa County, Alabama Covington County, Alabama Crenshaw County, Alabama Cullman County, Alabama Dale County, Alabama Dallas County, Alabama DeKalb County, Alabama Elmore County, Alabama Escambia County, Alabama Etowah County, Alabama Fayette County, Alabama Franklin County, Alabama Geneva County, Alabama Greene County, Alabama Hale County, Alabama Henry County, Alabama Houston County, Alabama Jackson County, Alabama Jefferson County, Alabama Lamar County, Alabama Lauderdale County, Alabama Lawrence County, Alabama Lee County, Alabama Limestone County, Alabama Lowndes County, Alabama Macon County, Alabama Madison County, Alabama Marengo County, Alabama Marion County, Alabama Marshall County, Alabama Mobile County, Alabama Monroe County, Alabama Montgomery County, Alabama Morgan County, Alabama Perry County, Alabama Pickens County, Alabama Pike County, Alabama Randolph County, Alabama Russell County, Alabama Shelby County, Alabama St. Clair County, Alabama Sumter County, Alabama Talladega County, Alabama Tallapoosa County, Alabama Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Walker County, Alabama Washington County, Alabama Wilcox County, Alabama Winston County, Alabama
Municipalities in Alabama
Cities in Alabama (10 with largest population included below) State capital of Alabama: Montgomery City nicknames in Alabama Auburn, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Decatur, Alabama Dothan, Alabama Hoover, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama Madison, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Montgomery, Alabama St. Stephens, Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Demography of Alabama
Demographics of Alabama
Government and politics of Alabama
Form of government: U.S. state government Alabama's congressional delegations Alabama State Capitol Elections in Alabama Electoral reform in Alabama
Branches of the government of Alabama
Government of Alabama
Executive branch of the government of Alabama Governor of Alabama Lieutenant Governor of Alabama Secretary of State of Alabama State departments Alabama Department of Transportation Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Alabama Department of Archives and History Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Alabama Department of Corrections Alabama Department of Education Alabama Department of Environmental Management Alabama Department of Homeland Security Alabama Department of Mental Health Alabama Department of Public Health Alabama Department of Public Safety Alabama Department of Transportation Alabama Department of Youth Services
Legislative branch of the government of Alabama
Alabama Legislature (bicameral) Upper house: Alabama Senate Lower house: Alabama House of Representatives
Judicial branch of the government of Alabama
Courts of Alabama Supreme Court of Alabama United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Law and order in Alabama Cannabis in Alabama Capital punishment in Alabama Individuals executed in Alabama Constitution of Alabama Crime in Alabama Gun laws in Alabama Law enforcement in Alabama Law enforcement agencies in Alabama List of Alabama state prisons Same-sex marriage in Alabama
Military in Alabama Alabama Air National Guard Alabama Army National Guard
History of Alabama
History of Alabama
History of Alabama, by period Prehistory of Alabama Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763 French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763 British Colony of Georgia, 1732–1776 French and Indian War, 1754–1763 Treaty of Paris of 1763 British Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783 British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783 Royal Proclamation of 1763 American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783 Territorial claims of State of South Carolina along 35th parallel north, 1776–1787 Territorial claims of State of Georgia from 31st parallel north to 35th parallel north, 1776–1802 Spanish colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821 Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795 Republic of West Florida, 1810 Territory of Mississippi, 1798–1817 War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 United States unilaterally annexes Mobile District of Spanish Florida Occidental, 1812 Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814 Creek War, 1813–1814 Territory of Alabama, 1817–1819 History of slavery in Alabama Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 State of Alabama becomes 22nd state admitted to the United States of America on December 14, 1819 Trail of Tears, 1830–1838 Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 Fourth state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 11, 1861 Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861 American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 Alabama in the American Civil War Battle of Day's Gap, April 30, 1863 Battle of Athens, January 26, 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay, August 2–23, 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign, October 5 – December 25, 1864 Battle of Decatur, October 26–29, 1864 Battle of Spanish Fort, March 27 – April 8, 1865 Battle of Selma, April 2, 1865 Battle of Fort Blakeley, April 2–9, 1865 Alabama in Reconstruction, 1865–1868 Seventh former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on July 13, 1868 Historical Panorama of Alabama Agriculture, October 2–7, 1939 Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969 Montgomery bus boycott, December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956 Birmingham campaign, spring, 1963 Selma to Montgomery marches, March 7–25, 1965
History of Alabama, by region
History of Alabama, by county
History of Autauga County, Alabama History of Baldwin County, Alabama History of Barbour County, Alabama History of Bibb County, Alabama History of Blount County, Alabama History of Bullock County, Alabama History of Butler County, Alabama History of Calhoun County, Alabama History of Chambers County, Alabama History of Cherokee County, Alabama History of Chilton County, Alabama History of Choctaw County, Alabama History of Clarke County, Alabama History of Clay County, Alabama History of Cleburne County, Alabama History of Coffee County, Alabama History of Colbert County, Alabama History of Conecuh County, Alabama History of Coosa County, Alabama History of Covington County, Alabama History of Crenshaw County, Alabama History of Cullman County, Alabama History of Dale County, Alabama History of Dallas County, Alabama History of DeKalb County, Alabama History of Elmore County, Alabama History of Escambia County, Alabama History of Etowah County, Alabama History of Fayette County, Alabama History of Franklin County, Alabama History of Geneva County, Alabama History of Greene County, Alabama History of Hale County, Alabama History of Henry County, Alabama History of Houston County, Alabama History of Jackson County, Alabama History of Jefferson County, Alabama History of Lamar County, Alabama History of Lauderdale County, Alabama History of Lawrence County, Alabama History of Lee County, Alabama History of Limestone County, Alabama History of Lowndes County, Alabama History of Macon County, Alabama History of Madison County, Alabama History of Marengo County, Alabama History of Marion County, Alabama History of Marshall County, Alabama History of Mobile County, Alabama History of Monroe County, Alabama History of Montgomery County, Alabama History of Morgan County, Alabama History of Perry County, Alabama History of Pickens County, Alabama History of Pike County, Alabama History of Randolph County, Alabama History of Russell County, Alabama