Saragossa, Alabama

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Saragossa, Alabama
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Coordinates: 33°53′56″N87°23′57″W / 33.89889°N 87.39917°W / 33.89889; -87.39917 Coordinates: 33°53′56″N87°23′57″W / 33.89889°N 87.39917°W / 33.89889; -87.39917
Country United States
State Alabama
County Walker
Elevation
541 ft (165 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 205, 659
GNIS feature ID160568 [1]

Saragossa is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.

History

Saragossa is likely named for the Zaragoza province of Spain. [2] A post office operated under the name Saragossa from 1890 to 1967. [3]

Notes

  1. "Saragossa". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 123. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 November 2015.


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