Ellisville, also known as Coloma, is an

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History

Ellisville was named for Wyatt Ellis Sr. who kept a store in the community. A post office operated under the name Coloma from 1850 to 1907. Company I of the

19th Regiment Alabama Infantry The 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Service The 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment was formed in Huntsville, Alabama, on August 14, 1861. The unit fough ...

, known as the "Cherokee Rangers", mustered at Coloma on August 10, 1861.

References

Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, Alabama 1850 establishments in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{CherokeeCountyAL-geo-stub