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Miflin, Alabama

Coordinates: 30°22′14″N 87°36′39″W / 30.37056°N 87.61083°W / 30.37056; -87.61083
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Miflin, Alabama
Swift Presbyterian Church
Swift Presbyterian Church
Miflin, Alabama is located in Alabama
Miflin, Alabama
Miflin, Alabama
Miflin, Alabama is located in the United States
Miflin, Alabama
Miflin, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°22′14″N 87°36′39″W / 30.37056°N 87.61083°W / 30.37056; -87.61083
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID122716[1]

Miflin is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Miflin is located along County Route 20 (Miflin Road) 5 miles (8.0 km) east-southeast of Foley.[2] The Swift Presbyterian Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Miflin.[3] A post office operated under the name Miflin from 1907 to 1951.[4] The community is likely named after the Miflin family, who owned land in the area.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Miflin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ General Highway Map: Baldwin County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.