Battles Wharf, Alabama

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Battles Wharf, Alabama
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Battles Wharf, Alabama
Battles Wharf, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°29′40″N87°55′40″W / 30.49436°N 87.92777°W / 30.49436; -87.92777
Country United States
State Alabama
County Baldwin
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID157887 [1]

Battles Wharf, formerly known as Yarborough, Dadeville, Battles, and Narcissus, is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

History

Battles Wharf community has gone through a number of name changes. It was originally known as Yarborough, possibly in honor of a local family. The name was then changed to Dadeville to honor R. R. Dade. The name later changed to Battles, but due to another community in Alabama having a similar name, it was then renamed Narcissus, in honor of the figure from Greek mythology. Finally, the community became known as Battles Wharf. [2] A post office operated under the name Battles from 1875 to 1903, under the name Narcissus from 1903 to 1904, and under the name Battles Wharf from 1904 to 1961. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Battles Wharf
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 13. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 6, 2016.