Big Cove, Alabama
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| Big Cove, Alabama | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Big Cove, Alabama
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| Coordinates: 34°40′02″N 86°29′20″W / 34.66722°N 86.48889°WCoordinates: 34°40′02″N 86°29′20″W / 34.66722°N 86.48889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Madison |
| Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35763 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0146693 |
Big Cove is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It is located roughly seven miles southeast of downtown Huntsville, Alabama. Big Cove is located close to the quickly-growing Hampton Cove community.
[edit] History
The area in the gap between Monte Sano and Keel mountains has been known as Big Cove since the middle 1860's. The name Big Cove was simply derived from a description of the surrounding geography.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama Press, 1989.
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