Elamville, Alabama
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Elamville, Alabama | |
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| The "Old Oak Tree" The "Old Oak Tree" | |
Elamville, Alabama is located in Alabama Elamville, Alabama Elamville, Alabama is located in the United States Elamville, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′04″N 85°39′23″W / 31.66778°N 85.65639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Barbour |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 117907[1] |
Elamville is an unincorporated community in the southwest corner of Barbour County, Alabama, United States. In the early to mid-20th century Elamville was known for the "Old Oak Tree" in the middle of town where the elderly men of the community played dominoes on the state- provided concrete picnic table.
History
Elamville was named after a local church, Elam Church, which itself was named for the ancient kingdom of Elam.[2]
References
- ↑ "Elamville". 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. 51. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
