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Intercourse, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°24′59″N 88°14′25″W / 32.41639°N 88.24028°W / 32.41639; -88.24028
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Intercourse, Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama is located in Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama is located in the United States
Intercourse, Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°24′59″N 88°14′25″W / 32.41639°N 88.24028°W / 32.41639; -88.24028
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountySumter
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659

Intercourse, is an unincorporated community located at a crossroads in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.[1]

A post office called Intercourse was established in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[2] It is named for the traffic intersection of the town's crossroads (called "intercourse" at that time).[3] Although a share of the residents want the unusual name changed to Siloam, state maps still identify the place as Intercourse.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Intercourse, Alabama
  2. ^ "Sumter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
  4. ^ "Unusual names have unusual origins". The Tuscaloosa News. September 4, 1990. pp. 6A. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

32°24′59″N 88°14′25″W / 32.41639°N 88.24028°W / 32.41639; -88.24028