Saragossa, Alabama

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

Saragossa, Alabama
Saragossa is located in Alabama
Saragossa
Saragossa
Saragossa is located in the United States
Saragossa
Saragossa
Coordinates: 33°53′56″N 87°23′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWalker
Elevation
541 ft (165 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID160568[1]

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, United States Department of the Interior.
  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 November 30, 2015.


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