Creek Stand, Alabama
Creek Stand (also Creekstand) is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Alabama, United States.
Creek Stand | |
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Creek Stand Location in Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 32°17′41″N 85°28′39″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Macon |
Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 116837[1] |
History
The community is named due to it being founded on the former site of a Creek Indian village.[2] A post office operated under the name Creek Stand from 1850 to 1921.[3]
Gallery
- Creekwood is a Greek Revival home in Creek Stand, Alabama. It was built circa 1844 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
References
- "Creek Stand". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- "Macon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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