Riderwood, Alabama

Riderwood is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.

Riderwood, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Riderwood is located in Alabama
Riderwood
Riderwood
Riderwood is located in the United States
Riderwood
Riderwood
Coordinates: 32°07′44″N 88°19′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyChoctaw
Elevation
213 ft (65 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205 and 659
GNIS feature ID125626[1]

History

Riderwood is named after J. B. Rider, who was the president of the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company.[2] Riderwood was founded by the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company and was located on the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad. Riderwood was formerly an incorporated town.[3] It was also home to a company store, theater, and hotel.[4]

The Alabama Department of Public Health carried out malaria control operations in Riderwood beginning in 1918.[5]

A post office operated under the name Riderwood from 1916 to 1974.[6]

The Riderwood Union Church was built by the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company for its workers and is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[7]

References
  1. "Riderwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History (1920). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Brown Printing Company. p. 248.
  4. Sandra Jenkins Little (2017). Choctaw County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4671-2693-9.
  5. Alabama State Board of Health (1922). Annual Report of the State Board of Health of Alabama. pp. 92–3.
  6. "Choctaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. "Riderwood Union Church" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved March 1, 2020.


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