Berlin is a town in

Cullman County Cullman County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 87,866. Its county seat and largest city is Cullman. Its name is in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann. C ...

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

, United States. The population was 476 at the 2020 census. It is located roughly five miles east of the city of Cullman in northern Alabama.

U.S. Route 278 U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at US 71/ US 59, passing through five states in the process. Landmarks along its route incl ...

and Cullman County Road 747 intersect at Walker's Corner, considered to be the center of Berlin. The Berlin Community Center is located on U.S. Route 278, just west of the crossroads.

History

The town was originally known as Hobart, possibly named after

Garret Hobart Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899) was an American businessman and politician who was the 24th vice president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his death in 1899, under President William McKinley. A mem ...

, a New Jersey Congressman who served as vice-president under

William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until Assassination of William McKinley, his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...

. A post office was established in the town in 1895, but was closed in 1903. The name was changed ''circa'' 1914 to honor the capital of

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, the former homeland of many of the town's ethnic German residents. The new name was selected by John (Kritner) Kreitner. The town was incorporated in 2018. The historic Lidy Walker Covered Bridge was located just north of Berlin at the farm of Winford I. "Lidy" Walker on Lidy's Lake from 1958 until its collapse in 2001. Originally called the Big Branch Covered Bridge, it was built near Blountsville in Blount County in 1926 and moved to Berlin 32 years later. Residents of Berlin voted 45-23 to incorporate in 2018.

Geography

Berlin is located in Cullman County at (34.181389, -86.742222). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 476 people, 191 households, and 142 families residing in the town. There were 206 housing units.

Education

Berlin is in the Cullman County School District.

References

Footnotes

Sources

* Dale J. Travis, ''Covered Bridges''
Lidy Walker CB: Credits
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