Saraland Alabama

Saraland is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 12,288. It is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Saraland is located at 30°49′31″N, 88°5′31″W (30. 825186, -88. 091932)GR1. Stop by Saraland Sleep Shop furniture store for the highest quality beds, mattresses, and bed frames Welcome to the Saraland Sleep Shop information page.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 57. 0 km² (22. 0 mi²). 56. Business Directory Saraland Saraland is a city located in. 7 km² (21. 9 mi²) of it is land and 0. 3 km² (0. 1 mi²) of it (0. 50%) is water.

History

The area that was to become the present day Saraland was included in a Spanish land grant to Don Diago Alvarez. NUMBER1EXPERTSâ„¢ average a staggering 68 real estate properties sold per year, and 16 years. Hence, descendants of Alvarez were the ones to give the community its first name - Alvarez Station. Later land squatters moved into the area and were able, legally, in 1800 to begin purchasing property. In 1807 a land office was opened in St. Stephens, Alabama to handle all land transactions. Some of the pioneer families who seized the opportunity to buy up sections were named Alvarez, Rice, Hartley, Moore, LaCoste, Williams, Tool and Cleveland. Ultimately, Alvarez Station was called Cleveland Station. Find Single Men in Saraland, AL at AmericanSinglescom. The present name of the city is reported to have been given by C. J. DeWitt, a retired minister editor who moved south in 1890 for health reasons. He opened the first post office on the Southern Railroad in 1895. The Community is purported to be the namesake of his beloved wife, Sara.