Veto, Alabama | |
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| Coordinates: 34°59′40″N86°59′20″W / 34.99444°N 86.98889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Limestone |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 256 |
| GNIS feature ID | 128443 [1] |
Veto is an unincorporated community in northern Limestone County, Alabama, United States.
Veto was originally known as State Line. The community was then known as Veto, named after a community of the same name located immediately across the state line in Tennessee. [2] A post office was established under the name State Line from 1875 to 1877. A post office was then operated under the name Veto from 1882 to 1955. [3] Veto is the northern terminus for the Richard Martin Trail.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 69 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census [4] | |||
Veto was one of four unincorporated communities listed in Limestone County on the 1880 U.S. Census, with a population of 69. The other three communities were Mount Rozell (39), Pettusville (88), and Salem (45). This was the only time these communities were listed on the census rolls. [5]
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Samuel Richard Coffman was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, New York Giants, Boston Bees and Philadelphia Phillies between 1927 and 1945. Coffman batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Veto, Alabama. Coffman's brother, Slick, also pitched in the major leagues.
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