Hurricane, Alabama
Hurricane is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama.[1]
History
Variant names were "Hurricane Bayou" and "Tensaw Station".[1] A post office called Hurricane Bayou was established in 1877, the name was changed to Hurricane in 1895, and the post office closed in 1962.[2] The community was named for the fact a hurricane had struck the area.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurricane
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 65.
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