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Beulah, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°42′40″N 85°10′56″W / 32.71111°N 85.18222°W / 32.71111; -85.18222
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Beulah, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Beulah is located in Alabama
Beulah
Beulah
Beulah is located in the United States
Beulah
Beulah
Coordinates: 32°42′40″N 85°10′56″W / 32.71111°N 85.18222°W / 32.71111; -85.18222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesLee
Area
 • Total70.3 sq mi (182 km2)
Elevation
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699 ft (213 m)
Population
 (July 2007)
 • Total6,173
 • Density88/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID114173[1]

Beulah /ˈbjuːlə/ is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Lee County, Alabama, United States, just south of Valley. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area. It is bounded by Chambers County on the north, the Chattahoochee River on the east, and the Halawaka Embayment of Lake Harding on the south.

History

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Beulah is named after Beulah Baptist Church, which was organized in 1851.[2] A post office operated under the name Beulah from 1856 to 1906.[3]

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  • Beulah High School Sign with Beulah Elementary visible in the background
    Beulah High School Sign with Beulah Elementary visible in the background
  • Beulah High School
    Beulah High School
  • Beulah Elementary School
    Beulah Elementary School
  • The Franklin Yarbrough, Jr. Store, also known as The Roger Brown Memorial Rock House Museum, is located in Beulah. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1989.
    The Franklin Yarbrough, Jr. Store, also known as The Roger Brown Memorial Rock House Museum, is located in Beulah. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1989.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beulah, Alabama
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

Further reading

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  • Nunn, Alexander (Ed.) (1983). Lee County and Her Forebears. Montgomery, Ala., Herff Jones. LCCCN 83-081693



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