Aberfoil, Alabama

Aberfoil is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The main roads through the community are U.S. Route 29 and Alabama State Route 239.

Aberfoil, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Aberfoil, Alabama
Aberfoil, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°04′15″N 85°41′16″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBullock
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID112891[1]

History

A post office was established at Aberfoil in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] A scene of the novel Rob Roy set in Aberfoyle, Scotland, likely inspired the naming.[3]

Demographics

According to the census returns from 1850[4]-2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]

References
  1. "Aberfoil". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Bullock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  5. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  6. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html


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