Roeton, Alabama

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Roeton, Alabama
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Roeton, Alabama
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Roeton, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°35′52″N85°50′05″W / 31.59778°N 85.83472°W / 31.59778; -85.83472 Coordinates: 31°35′52″N85°50′05″W / 31.59778°N 85.83472°W / 31.59778; -85.83472
Country United States
State Alabama
County Coffee
Elevation
400 ft (100 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID125899 [1]

Roeton is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community is likely named after a local family. [2] A post office operated under the name Roeton from 1901 to 1905. [3]

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References

  1. "Roeton". 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. 120. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Coffee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2016.