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Green Bay, Alabama

Coordinates: 31°10′41″N 86°17′22″W / 31.17806°N 86.28944°W / 31.17806; -86.28944
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Green Bay, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Green Bay, Alabama is located in Alabama
Green Bay, Alabama
Green Bay, Alabama
Green Bay, Alabama is located in the United States
Green Bay, Alabama
Green Bay, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°10′41″N 86°17′22″W / 31.17806°N 86.28944°W / 31.17806; -86.28944
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCovington
Elevation
259 ft (79 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID159694[1]

Green Bay, also spelled Greenbay, is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States. Green Bay is located on U.S. Route 331, 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south of Opp.

History

The community was likely named for the bay trees which grow in the area.[2] A post office operated under the name Green Bay from 1879 to 1933.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Green Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.


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