Rabun, Alabama

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Rabun, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Rabun, Alabama
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Rabun, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°01′37″N87°43′30″W / 31.02694°N 87.72500°W / 31.02694; -87.72500
Country United States
State Alabama
County Baldwin
Elevation
259 ft (79 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID125397 [1]

Rabun is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community is named in honor of the Rabon family, who were early settlers of the area. [2] A post office operated under the name Rabun from 1916 to 1959. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rabun". 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. 115. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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