Mount Hebron, Greene County, Alabama
Appearance
Mount Hebron, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 32°52′26″N 88°04′47″W / 32.87389°N 88.07972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Greene |
Elevation | 266 ft (81 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
GNIS feature ID | 156744[1] |
Mount Hebron, also known as Hebron, is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States. Mount Hebron is located on Alabama State Route 39, 11.4 miles (18.3 km) west-northwest of Eutaw.
History
Mount Hebron was named for the mountain mentioned in the Bible.[2] A post office operated under the name Hebron from 1826 to 1833 and under the name Mount Hebron from 1837 to 1965.[3]
References
- ^ "Mount Hebron". 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. 97. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2015.