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Beulah, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°42′40″N 85°10′56″W / 32.71111°N 85.18222°W / 32.71111; -85.18222
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Beulah, Alabama
Beulah is located in Alabama
Beulah
Beulah
Beulah is located in the United States
Beulah
Beulah
Coordinates: 32°42′40″N 85°10′56″W / 32.71111°N 85.18222°W / 32.71111; -85.18222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesLee
Area
 • Total70.3 sq mi (182 km2)
Elevation699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (July 2007)
 • Total6,173
 • Density88/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID114173[1]

Beulah /ˈbjlə/ is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Lee County, Alabama, United States, just south of Valley. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area. It is bounded by Chambers County on the north, the Chattahoochee River on the east, and the Halawaka Embayment of Lake Harding on the south.

History

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Beulah is named after Beulah Baptist Church, which was organized in 1851.[2] A post office operated under the name Beulah from 1856 to 1906.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beulah, Alabama
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

Further reading

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  • Nunn, Alexander (Ed.) (1983). Lee County and Her Forebears. Montgomery, Ala., Herff Jones. LCCCN 83-081693