South is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States. South is located on Alabama State Route 55, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north of Red Level.
South, Alabama | |
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  South, Alabama  South, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′40″N 86°36′47″W / 31.44444°N 86.61306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Covington |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 127111[1] |
History
editSouth may be named for a family or its location in the southern part of Alabama.[2] A post office operated under the name South from 1900 to 1910.[3]
References
edit- ^ "South". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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