Eddy, Alabama

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Eddy, Alabama
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Eddy
Coordinates: 34°21′19″N86°30′34″W / 34.35528°N 86.50944°W / 34.35528; -86.50944
Country United States
State Alabama
County Marshall
Elevation
1,083 ft (330 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID117849 [1]

Eddy is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. Eddy was most likely named for a local resident. [2] A post office operated under the name Eddy from 1894 to 1907. [3]

References

  1. "Eddy". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 51. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.