Shinbone Ridge

Last updated April 26, 2025

Shinbone Ridge is a ridge in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia.^[1]

Shinbone Ridge was named after the shinbone in the skeletal system of the horse.^[2] This is a continuation of horse-themed natural feature names in the area; cf. Horseleg Mountain.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shinbone Ridge
↑ "Walker County". Calhoun Times. 1 September 2004. p. 112. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 205. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°40′11.11″N85°20′37.16″W / 34.6697528°N 85.3436556°W / 34.6697528; -85.3436556

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shinbone Ridge

[2] "Walker County". Calhoun Times. 1 September 2004. p. 112. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[3] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 205. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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