Pride, Alabama

Pride is and unincorporated community in Colbert County, Alabama.[1]

Pride, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Pride, Alabama
Pride, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°43′25″N 87°49′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyColbert
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID163938

History

Variant names were "Prides" and "Prides Station".[1] A post office called Pride's Station was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1915.[2] The origin of the name "Pride" is obscure.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pride
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.



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