Shreve, Alabama

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Shreve, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Shreve, Alabama
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Shreve, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°30′35″N86°42′25″W / 31.50972°N 86.70694°W / 31.50972; -86.70694
Country United States
State Alabama
County Conecuh
Elevation
374 ft (114 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID157055 [1]

Shreve, also known as Rat, is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

History

Shreve is most likely named after a local family. [2]

A post office operated under the name Shreve from 1901 to 1933. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Shreve". 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. 127. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Conecuh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 10, 2020.


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