title: Iron City, Alabama
text: # Iron City, Alabama
  
  Iron City, also spelled Ironcity, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States.
  
  ## History
  
  Iron City was named after the iron ore found in the area. It was located on the Southern Railway route between Muscadine and Birmingham. A post office called Ironcity was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * William B. Bowling, U.S. Representative from 1920 to 1928
  * Lloyd Greer, architect
  