Saragossa, Alabama

Saragossa, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Saragossa, Alabama
Saragossa, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°53′56″N 87°23′57″W / 33.89889°N 87.39917°W / 33.89889; -87.39917Coordinates: 33°53′56″N 87°23′57″W / 33.89889°N 87.39917°W / 33.89889; -87.39917
Country United States
State Alabama
County Walker
Elevation 541 ft (165 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 160568[1]

Saragossa is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.

History

Saragossa is likely named for the Zaragoza province of Spain.[2] A post office operated under the name Saragossa from 1890 to 1967.[3]

Notes

  1. "Saragossa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 November 2015.


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