Paul, Alabama

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Paul, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Paul, Alabama
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Paul, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°19′13″N86°44′38″W / 31.32028°N 86.74389°W / 31.32028; -86.74389
Country United States
State Alabama
County Conecuh
Elevation
213 ft (65 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID155189 [1]

Paul, also known as New Providence, is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

History

Paul was named for Paul the Apostle. [2] Paul was settled in the 1870s by immigrants from South Carolina. David Robinson served as the first postmaster. [3]

A post office operated under the name Paul from 1908 to 1988. [4]

The Old Paul Post Office was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 2013. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul". 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. 107. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "New historical marker tells of how Paul, Alabama got its Biblical name". Lee Peacock. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Conecuh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Old Paul Post Office". Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved March 7, 2020.


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