Minden, Alabama

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Minden, Alabama
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Minden
Coordinates: 33°42′08″N86°06′22″W / 33.70222°N 86.10611°W / 33.70222; -86.10611
Country United States
State Alabama
County Calhoun
Elevation
486 ft (148 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID166224 [1]

Minden is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. It possessed a post office during 1878 and 1879. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Minden". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Alabama Postal History". Postal History. Retrieved March 29, 2024.


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