Ino, Alabama
Ino, Alabama | |
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  Ino, Alabama  Ino, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°16′17″N 86°05′41″W / 31.27139°N 86.09472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Coffee |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
Ino is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States.[1]
History
Local tradition holds that the first postmaster assembled a group of people to suggest a name. All were talking at the same time, and one person kept saying "I know." The group proposed to call the post office "I know", but spell it Ino.[2][3] The post office was established in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4] Ino has been noted for its unusual place name.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ino, Alabama
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Towns have unusual beginning". Cherokee County Herald. February 22, 1989. pp. 7B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Coffee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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