High Ridge, Alabama

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High Ridge, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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High Ridge, Alabama
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High Ridge, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°03′46″N85°53′42″W / 32.06278°N 85.89500°W / 32.06278; -85.89500
Country United States
State Alabama
County Bullock
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID155098 [1]

High Ridge is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama, United States. The community was most likely named for the surrounding geography. [2]

A post office operated under the name High Ridge from 1892 to 1907. [3]

The Berry House, located in High Ridge, was photographed during the Historic American Buildings Survey. [4]

The High Ridge cuesta is named for the community. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "High Ridge". 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. 71. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Bullock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Berry House, County Road 14, High Ridge, Bullock County, AL". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Geological Survey of Alabama (1955). Geological Survey of Alabama Information Series. Geological Survey of Alabama. p. 8.


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