Edwin, Alabama

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Edwin, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°39′56″N85°22′31″W / 31.66556°N 85.37528°W / 31.66556; -85.37528
Country United States
State Alabama
County Henry
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID117883 [1]

Edwin is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States.

History

Edwin is most likely named after a person who lived in the area, but the origin is uncertain. [2] A post office operated under the name Edwin from 1892 to 1906. [3] Mount Enon Primitive Baptist Church, located in Edwin, was constituted on April 23, 1860. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Edwin". 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. ↑ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Henry County". Chattahoochee Trace. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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