Calhoun, Alabama

Calhoun is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Calhoun, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Calhoun
Calhoun
Coordinates: 32°03′01″N 86°32′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLowndes
Elevation
272 ft (83 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334

History

A post office operated under the name Calhoun from 1851 to 1973.[2]

Calhoun was formerly home to the Calhoun Colored School, a private boarding and day school.[3]

Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[4]

Notable natives
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calhoun, Alabama
  2. "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. Hasan Kwame Jeffries (1 July 2009). Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt. NYU Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-8147-4306-5.
  4. "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved 1 March 2020.



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