Toney is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the northwestern part of
Madison County,
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
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, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
, United States. It is part of the
Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area
The Huntsville–Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area is the most populated sub-region of North Alabama, and is the second fastest growing region in the State of Alabama, with 659,486 living within the CSA. It is also currently the 57th largest ...
. According to "Appointment of Postmasters, 1832 - September 30, 1971" from the National Archive, the post office was established in 1898. Blanche Rawls Toney was the first post master, and Toney is said to have been named in her honor, probably by James E. Toney, her husband.
According to an article from Wed. June 14, 1899 Huntsville Weekly Democrat, as "Toney" the town was established in 1897 through the efforts of "Jim" Toney. By 1899 the railway owned by the "Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis" company was running through the village, and there was a depot there. In addition, there was a gin, grist and saw mill, as well as a blacksmith shop and four stores. The train ran from ca. 1897 to 1929 when it was discontinued due to financial problems of the company. The old depot still stands in its original location on the "Old Railroad Bed Road."
Geography
Limestone Creek
Limestone Creek is long with a Drainage basin, drainage area of , and is a tributary to the Tennessee River. The river rises in Lincoln County, Tennessee, Lincoln County, Tennessee, and flows south into Madison County, Alabama, Madison County, A ...
flows through the community, which is just a few miles south of its source in
Lincoln County, Tennessee, before flowing into
Limestone County.
Public services
The Toney Volunteer Fire Department and the Madison County Sheriff's Department provide fire and police services in the Toney are
http://sheriff.madisoncountyal.gov/].
A post office is located in the community.
Toney is part of the Madison County schoo
district. Two of the system's schools are in Toney: Madison Cross Roads (grades K-5) and Sparkman Middle (grades 6-8). Toney students in grades 9-12 go to Sparkman High School in nearby
Harvest, Alabama, Harvest. Toney once possessed its own school, but the original Toney High School is no longer in existence.
It was established in 1917 and burned to the ground in 1949.
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Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area
Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama