Vocation, Alabama

Last updated

Vocation, Alabama
Unincorporated community
USA Alabama location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Vocation
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Vocation
Coordinates: 31°15′51″N87°25′58″W / 31.26417°N 87.43278°W / 31.26417; -87.43278
Country United States
State Alabama
County Monroe
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID128475 [1]

Vocation is an unincorporated area in Monroe County, Alabama, United States.

History

A post office called Vocation was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1932. [2] The origin of the name "Vocation" is obscure. [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cucumber, West Virginia</span> Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

Cucumber is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 74 at the 2020 census. The community is centered on mining. Named either for nearby Cucumber Creek or for the cucumber trees in the area, it is the only community in the United States with this name. Its post office was still active as of October 2011.

Gay is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Gay has a post office with the ZIP Code of 25244.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ladysmith, Virginia</span> Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Ladysmith is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located along US 1 and SR 639, northwest of Ruther Glen and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of I-95 exit 110. The community contains attractions such as the Pendleton Golf Club, which is addressed as being in Ruther Glen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Virginville, Pennsylvania</span> Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

Virginville is a census-designated place in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the junction of PA 143 and Crystal Ridge Road, and is approximately seven miles to the south of the borough of Lenhartsville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bolt, West Virginia</span> Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

Bolt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Bolt is located on West Virginia Route 99, 12 miles (19 km) west of Beckley. Bolt has a post office with ZIP code 25817. As of the 2010 census, its population is 548.

Duck is an unincorporated community along the border of Braxton and Clay counties in West Virginia, United States. Duck is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Clay. Duck has a post office with ZIP code 25063.

Auto is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Auto is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Falling Spring.

Effort, also known as Mount Effort, is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Effort is located along Pennsylvania Route 115 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Brodheadsville. Effort has a post office with ZIP code 18330. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,269.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dwarf, Kentucky</span> Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Dwarf is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. The town was named after Jeremiah Combs, whose nickname of "Short Jerry" pointed to his diminutive size.

Doorway is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Their Post Office closed in 1959.

Beefhide is an unincorporated community spanning across a county line between Letcher County and Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belfry, Kentucky</span> Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Belfry is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky. Belfry is located on U.S. Route 119, 16.8 miles (27.0 km) northeast of Pikeville. Belfry has a post office with ZIP code 41514, which opened on February 26, 1921. The origin of the name "Belfry" is obscure.

Goody is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office closed in August 1996. Goody is now a part of Belfry.

Desire is an unincorporated community in Henderson Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Echo is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Fallentimber is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP code is 16639.

Ten Mile is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Donation is an unincorporated community in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Outcrop is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Signal is an unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. It is home to the Columbiana County Port Authority Signal rail terminal.

References

  1. ↑ "Vocation". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.