Veto, Alabama

Veto is an unincorporated community in Limestone County, Alabama, United States.

Veto, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Veto
Veto
Coordinates: 34°59′40″N 86°59′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLimestone
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256
GNIS feature ID128443[1]

History

Veto was originally known as State Line. The community was then known as Veto, named after a community of the same name located immediately across the state line in Tennessee.[2] A post office was established under the name State Line from 1875 to 1877. A post office was then operated under the name Veto from 1882 to 1955.[3] Veto is the northern terminus for the Richard Martin Trail.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
188069—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Veto was one of four unincorporated communities listed in Limestone County on the 1880 U.S. Census, with a population of 69. The other three communities were Mount Rozell (39), Pettusville (88), and Salem (45). This was the only time these communities were listed on the census rolls.[5]

Notable people

References
  1. "Veto". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Veto, Alabama" (PDF). United States Geographic Board. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. "Limestone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. 1880-2010 U.S. Censuses research on Limestone County, Alabama communities


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