Scant City, Alabama

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Scant City, Alabama
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Scant City
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Scant City
Coordinates: 34°21′44″N86°25′25″W / 34.36222°N 86.42361°W / 34.36222; -86.42361
Country United States
State Alabama
County Marshall
Elevation
1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID153345 [1]

Scant City, also known as Marghton, is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. It is between Arab and Guntersville.

Local legend is that the origin of the name is from the dairy days, when a local man was infamous for selling “scant pints” of slightly less cow milk to unsuspecting customers[ citation needed ].

References

  1. "Scant City". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.