Renfroe, Alabama

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Renfroe, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Renfroe, Alabama
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Renfroe, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°25′52″N86°12′06″W / 33.43111°N 86.20167°W / 33.43111; -86.20167
Country United States
State Alabama
County Talladega
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID153136 [1]

Renfroe, also known as Stick To It, is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

History

Renfroe was named by D. M. and D. W. Rogers, who built a sawmill there. [2] It was named in honor of J. J. D. Renfroe, who served as a chaplain in the 10th Regiment Alabama Infantry, preacher at First Baptist Church of Talladega and Southside Baptist Church in Birmingham, editor of The Alabama Baptist, and was instrumental in moving Howard College from Marion to Birmingham. [3] Renfroe was incorporated from 1887 to 1900. [4]

A post office operated under the name Renfroe from 1880 to 1955. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Renfroe". 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. 118. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ Waldrep, Dwain. "J. J. D. Renfroe". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ Alabama Laws (and Joint Resolutions) of the Legislature of Alabama. 1901. p. 221.
  5. ↑ "Talladega County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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