Intercourse, Alabama

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Intercourse, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Intercourse, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
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Intercourse, Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°24′59″N88°14′25″W / 32.41639°N 88.24028°W / 32.41639; -88.24028
Country United States
State Alabama
County Sumter
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 205, 659

Intercourse is an unincorporated community located at a crossroads in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. [1] A post office called Intercourse was established in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. [2] It is named for the traffic intersection of the town's crossroads (called "intercourse" at that time). [3] Although a share of the residents want the unusual name changed to Siloam, state maps still identify the place as Intercourse. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Intercourse, Alabama
  2. ↑ "Sumter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 76. ISBN   978-0-8173-0410-2.
  4. ↑ "Unusual names have unusual origins". The Tuscaloosa News. September 4, 1990. pp. 6A. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

32°24′59″N88°14′25″W / 32.41639°N 88.24028°W / 32.41639; -88.24028

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