Cohassett, Alabama

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Cohassett, Alabama
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Cohassett, Alabama
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Cohassett, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°23′42″N86°41′36″W / 31.39500°N 86.69333°W / 31.39500; -86.69333
Country United States
State Alabama
County Conecuh
Elevation
269 ft (82 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID156199 [1]

Cohassett, also known as Lowell, is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

History

Cohassett is likely named for Cohasset, Massachusetts. [2] A post office operated under the name Cohassett from 1880 to 1919. [3] After that date the post office in Red Level handled the mail. However the original post office building is still standing. [4]

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References

  1. "Cohassett". 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. 37. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Conecuh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. "Old Cohassett, Alabama Post Office in East Conecuh County". RuralSWAlabama. Rural S W Alabama. Retrieved December 19, 2020.