Aberfoil, Alabama
Aberfoil, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 32°04′15″N 85°41′16″W / 32.07083°N 85.68778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Bullock |
Elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 112891[1] |
Aberfoil is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The main roads through the community are U.S. Route 29 and Alabama State Route 239.
History
[edit]A post office was established at Aberfoil in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] A scene of the novel Rob Roy set in Aberfoyle, Scotland, likely inspired the naming.[3]
Demographics
[edit]According to the census returns from 1850[4]-2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aberfoil". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bullock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
- ^ 1850 Census (places)[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2010 AL Census
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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