Loango, Alabama

Loango is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

Loango, Alabama
Loango, Alabama is located in Alabama
Loango, Alabama
Loango, Alabama
Loango, Alabama is located in the United States
Loango, Alabama
Loango, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°19′47″N 86°38′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCovington
Elevation
315 ft (96 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID121936[1]

History

A post office operated under the name Loango between 1856 and 1907.[2] The maternal great-great-grandparents of Bill Clinton are buried in the Old Loango Cemetery.[3]

Name

The local explanation for the town name, is that it comes from a combination of the words load, and, and go.[4] A more probable source is the Loango Coast and the port of Loango, Republic of Congo, a major source of slaves before the outlawing of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (See: Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola.)

References

  1. "Loango". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. "Many cemeteries in Covington County need immediate attention". Andalusia Star-News. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  4. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.


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