Bomar, Alabama facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bomar
Unincorporated community
Bomar, Alabama Location in Alabama
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Cherokee
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	156091

Bomar, which is also called Jordan, is a small, unincorporated community located in Cherokee County, Alabama, in the United States. An "unincorporated community" means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's usually managed by the county.

History

This little community has an interesting past. A special office for sending and receiving mail, called a post office, was opened in Bomar in 1890. This post office helped people send letters and packages until it closed down in 1907. The community itself was named to honor a person named Dr. Richard R. Bomar.