Josephine, Alabama

Josephine, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Josephine, Alabama Josephine, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°19′36″N 87°31′52″W / 30.32667°N 87.53111°WCoordinates: 30°19′36″N 87°31′52″W / 30.32667°N 87.53111°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Baldwin
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	251
GNIS feature ID	121057[1]

Josephine is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community is named for Josephine Ross, who was the daughter of the first postmaster.^[2] A post office operated under the name Josephine from 1881 to 1959.^[3]

Raphael Semmes, who served as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the Civil War, had a summer home in Josephine.^[4] In 1898, the McPherson family bought the Semmes property. They operated the Mexiwana Hotel on the site of the Semmes home until 1935. A school, which served grades 1-6, operated in Josephine from 1903 to 1917. The community was also home to a bakery before it moved to Foley.^[5]

A small sand mound, built by Native Americans who lived in the area, is located near the site of the former Josephine post office.^[6]

References

1. "Josephine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Jackson, John. "Historic Josephine". gulfcoastnewtoday.com. Gulf Coast News Today. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
3. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
4. O. Lawrence Burnette (1 January 2007). Historic Baldwin County: A Bicentennial History. HPN Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-893619-80-7.
5. "Josephine, Alabama - History". josephinecommunity.com. Josephine Homeowners Association. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
6. Clarence Bloomfield Moore; Nancy Marie White (27 September 1999). The Northwest Florida Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. University of Alabama Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-8173-0992-3.

External links

• Historical photographs of Josephine