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Calhoun, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°03′01″N 86°32′42″W / 32.05028°N 86.54500°W / 32.05028; -86.54500
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Calhoun, Alabama
Calhoun, 1928
Calhoun, 1928
Calhoun is located in Alabama
Calhoun
Calhoun
Calhoun is located in the United States
Calhoun
Calhoun
Coordinates: 32°03′01″N 86°32′42″W / 32.05028°N 86.54500°W / 32.05028; -86.54500
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLowndes
Elevation
272 ft (83 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334

Calhoun is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

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A post office operated under the name Calhoun from 1851 to 1973.[2]

Calhoun was formerly home to the Calhoun Colored School, a private boarding and day school.[3]

Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[4]

Notable natives

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calhoun, Alabama
  2. ^ "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Hasan Kwame Jeffries (July 1, 2009). Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt. NYU Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-8147-4306-5.
  4. ^ "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved March 1, 2020.