Hacoda, Alabama

Hacoda, also known as Martha, is an unincorporated community in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. Hacoda is located on Alabama State Route 54, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west-southwest of Samson.

Hacoda, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Hacoda
Hacoda
Coordinates: 31°04′30″N 86°09′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyGeneva
Elevation
154 ft (47 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID119536[1]

History

The community was first called Martha, in honor of the wife of the first postmaster. The name was later changed to Hacoda in 1904. Hacoda is an acronym created from the surnames of three local businessmen—Hart, Coleman, and Davis.[2] A post office operated under the name Martha from 1882 to 1904, and under the name Hacoda from 1904 to 1956.[3]

gollark: What *happened* here?
gollark: bees.
gollark: I mean, normally it's just "random electronics I don't understand", now it seems to be "random chemistry and/or nuclear physics I don't understand much of".
gollark: Ooo, nice cyan color.
gollark: > i tried writing an operating system as my first rust project, so i might be a bit biased in hating itMaybe you should try not doing that. It's really quite nice, apart from the compile times.

References
  1. "Hacoda". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 67. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Geneva County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2015.



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