Green Bay, Alabama
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Green Bay, Alabama | |
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Green Bay, Alabama is located in Alabama Green Bay, Alabama Green Bay, Alabama is located in the United States Green Bay, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°10′41″N 86°17′22″W / 31.17806°N 86.28944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Covington |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 159694[1] |
Green Bay, also spelled Greenbay, is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States. Green Bay is located on U.S. Route 331, 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south of Opp.
History
The community was likely named for the bay trees which grow in the area.[2] A post office operated under the name Green Bay from 1879 to 1933.[3]
References
- ↑ "Green Bay". 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. 65. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ↑ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
