Marvyn, Alabama

Marvyn, also spelled Marvin, is an unincorporated community located in southern Lee County, Alabama, United States. It sits at the crossroads of Alabama [State Route 51|Alabama Highway 51] and U.S. Highway 80, and in the Lee County "panhandle" between Russell County and Macon County. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area.

History

Marvyn was originally located in Russell County, but was granted to Lee County in 1923 in exchange for Phenix City. A soil series is named after Marvyn, as it was first described in the area. The Marvyn soil series is described as a "fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Hapludults.

Geography

Marvyn is located at the junction of U.S. Route 80 and Alabama State Route 51 in the southern part of the county. Via US-80, Phenix City is east, and Tuskegee is west. Via AL-51, Opelika, the county seat of Lee County, is north, and Hurtsboro is south.

Demographics

Marvyn appeared on the U.S. Census in 1880 with a population of 241 residents. At the time it was located in Russell County. This was the only time it was listed on the census rolls as a separate community.