Greenbrier, Alabama

Greenbrier is an unincorporated community in south eastern Limestone County, Alabama, United States. The population is 2.

Greenbrier, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Greenbrier
Greenbrier
Coordinates: 34°40′15″N 86°50′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLimestone
Elevation
610 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256
GNIS feature ID119357[1]

History

Greenbrier was likely named for Greenbrier, Virginia, since a number of early settlers of the area came from Virginia.[2] A post office was established under the name Green Brier in 1869 and was in operation until 1920.[3]

gollark: That's exactly as hard as pi.
gollark: Imaginary numbers of apples were trickier, since all the apples are imaginary, but I just made those apples especially imaginary.
gollark: Imagining negative apples, obviously.
gollark: This was a bit difficult when I learned about negative numbers but I eventually found a resolution.
gollark: This is why when I see any number, I simply imagine that many apples.

References
  1. "Greenbrier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Limestone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 November 2014.



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