Creek Stand, Alabama
Creek Stand | |
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  Creek Stand Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 32°17′41″N 85°28′39″W / 32.29472°N 85.47750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Macon |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 116837[1] |
Creek Stand (also Creekstand) is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Alabama, United States.
History
The community is named due to it being founded on the former site of a Creek Indian village.[2] A post office operated under the name Creek Stand from 1850 to 1921.[3]
Gallery
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Creekwood is a Greek Revival home in Creek Stand, Alabama. It was built circa 1844 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
References
- ^ "Creek Stand". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Macon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Macon County, Alabama, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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