Nadawah, Alabama

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Nadawah, Alabama
Ghost town
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Nadawah
Coordinates: 31°48′52″N87°10′20″W / 31.81431°N 87.17220°W / 31.81431; -87.17220
Country United States
State Alabama
County Monroe
Elevation
194 ft (59 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36768
Area code 251

Nadawah is a ghost town in Monroe County, Alabama.

History

Nadawah was named for the Nadawah Lumber Company. [1] The Nadawah Lumber Company operated 15 miles of standard-gauge railway from 1912 to 1928. [2] Nadawah was formerly a sawmill town in the early 20th century, located about a mile south of Wilcox County and seven miles from Beatrice. The town was near the head of Flat Creek, along the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N). Besides the sawmill, it had a post office, school, hotel and stores. [3] A post office operated under the name Nadawah from 1900 to 1967. [4] Little exists of the community today.

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920 373
1930 93−75.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Nadawah appeared on the U.S. Censuses of 1920 and 1930 as an incorporated community. It disincorporated at some point in the 1930s.

Geography

Nadawah is located at 31°48′52″N87°10′20″W / 31.8143197°N 87.1722083°W / 31.8143197; -87.1722083 and has an elevation of 194 feet (59 m). [6]

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References

  1. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 99. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  2. "Alabama Logging Railroads". W. George Cook. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. "Ghost Towns of Alabama". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  4. "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  6. "Nadawah Summary Report". Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 2, 2022.