Calhoun, Alabama

Calhoun, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Calhoun, 1928
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Coordinates: 32°03′01″N86°32′42″W / 32.05028°N 86.54500°W / 32.05028; -86.54500
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Lowndes
Elevation	272 ft (83 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	334

Calhoun is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. ^[1]

History

A post office operated under the name Calhoun from 1851 to 1973. ^[2]

Calhoun was formerly home to the Calhoun Colored School, a private boarding and day school. ^[3]

Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. ^[4]

Notable natives

• Sidney Dickinson, painter
• William K. Payne, president of Georgia State College from 1949 until his death in 1963
• Tommy Sampson, second baseman in the Negro leagues
• SGT. Danyell (Wilson) Walters (Military) - First African American Female soldier to guard The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Arlington, VA

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calhoun, Alabama
2. "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
3. Hasan Kwame Jeffries (July 1, 2009). Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama's Black Belt. NYU Press. p. 263. ISBN   978-0-8147-4306-5.
4. "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission . Retrieved March 1, 2020.