City of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States

Overview of Tuscaloosa

• Name:
  Tuscaloosa
• Official Name:
  City of Tuscaloosa
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Reportedly the name Tuscaloosa is a compound Choctaw Indian word; "tusko" meaning "warrior" and "loosa" meaning "black". The Black Warrior River flows through the north portion of the city. In 1809 Creek chief Occechemolta established a settlement at the falls of the River. (US-T125/Alabama: A Guide to the Deep South/p 244). County seat of Tuscaloosa County 1818 to 1822 and 1826 to the present. State capital from 1826 to 1846.
• Surveys:
  Huntsville Meridian
  

  Range 7 West
  

  Townships: 21 South

  Range 8 West
  

  Townships: 21 South, 22 South

  Range 9 West
  

  Townships: 20 South, 21 South, 22 South

  Range 10 West
  

  Townships: 18 South, 19 South, 20 South, 21 South, 22 South

  Range 11 West
  

  Townships: 21 South
• County Seat of:
  Tuscaloosa County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:33.209840733° 12' 35.4"N

  Longitude:-87.569173587° 34' 09.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • East Circle (Northport) 0.5 mi. N
  • Pinehurst 0.6 mi. NE
  • Audubon Place 0.7 mi. E
  • Dearing Place 0.8 mi. SE
  • Northport 1.4 mi. N
  • Coker 7.3 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Greenwood 0.4 mi. S
  • Williamson (Northport) 1 mi. NW
  • Evergreen 1 mi. E
  • West Highland Memorial 1.6 mi. SW
  • Rices Hill (Northport) 1.8 mi. NW
  • Pine Ridge 2 mi. S
  • Stone (Northport) 2 mi. NW
  • Robertson Chapel 2.1 mi. NE
  • The Old 2.2 mi. E
  • Sunset Memorial Garden (Northport) 2.4 mi. NE
  • Beulah (Northport) 3 mi. NE
  • Alberta 3.2 mi. E
• Population:
  79,816
• Elevation:
  68 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  242999632
• Updated Apr 19, 2020