High Ridge, Alabama
Appearance
High Ridge, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 32°03′46″N 85°53′42″W / 32.06278°N 85.89500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Bullock |
Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 155098[1] |
High Ridge is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama, United States. The community was most likely named for the surrounding geography.[2]
A post office operated under the name High Ridge from 1892 to 1907.[3]
The Berry House, located in High Ridge, was photographed during the Historic American Buildings Survey.[4]
The High Ridge cuesta is named for the community.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "High Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Bullock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Berry House, County Road 14, High Ridge, Bullock County, AL". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Geological Survey of Alabama (1955). Geological Survey of Alabama Information Series. Geological Survey of Alabama. p. 8.