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Aberfoil, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°04′15″N 85°41′16″W / 32.07083°N 85.68778°W / 32.07083; -85.68778
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Aberfoil, Alabama
Aberfoil, Alabama is located in Alabama
Aberfoil, Alabama
Aberfoil, Alabama
Aberfoil, Alabama is located in the United States
Aberfoil, Alabama
Aberfoil, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°04′15″N 85°41′16″W / 32.07083°N 85.68778°W / 32.07083; -85.68778
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBullock
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID112891[1]

Aberfoil is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The main roads through the community are U.S. Route 29 and Alabama State Route 239.

History

A post office was established at Aberfoil in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] A scene of the novel Rob Roy set in Aberfoyle, Scotland, likely inspired the naming.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Aberfoil". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Bullock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.