Pride, Alabama
Pride, Alabama | |
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| Coordinates: 34°43′25″N 87°49′14″W / 34.72361°N 87.82056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Colbert |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 163938 |
Pride is and unincorporated community in Colbert County, Alabama.[1]
History
Variant names were "Prides" and "Prides Station".[1] A post office called Pride's Station was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1915.[2] The origin of the name "Pride" is obscure.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pride
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.
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