Dogtown, DeKalb County, Alabama

This article is about the unincorporated community in DeKalb County. For the unincorporated community in Walker County, see Dogtown, Walker County, Alabama.

Dogtown, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°21′10″N85°44′13″W / 34.35278°N 85.73694°W / 34.35278; -85.73694
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	DeKalb
Elevation	1,358 ft (414 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	256

Dogtown, also known as Cagle's Crossroads,Dog Town, and Ruhama, is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. ^[1]

History

First called Cagle's Crossroads after a local family, the community was then called Dogtown due to the large number of hunters and their dogs that frequented the area. It is also referred to as Ruhama, in reference to a local Baptist church that was organized in 1900. ^[2]

Education

This location is served by Ruhama Junior High School, which is a part of the Dekalb County Schools District. The current Principal is Dr. Stevie Green.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dogtown, DeKalb County, Alabama
2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 48. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.