Official Name: | Ardilla, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Ardilla |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Houston |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 253 |
Coordinates: | 31.1417°N -85.1514°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 334 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 113202 |
Ardilla is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama, United States. Ardilla is located along Alabama State Route 53, 1 mile southeast of Ross Clark Circle in Dothan.
Ardilla was named in honor of the wife of the community's first postmaster, Henry Wood.[1] A post office operated under the name Ardilla from 1898 to 1918.[2]
The Ardilla soil series is named for the community.[3]
According to the returns from 1850[4] -2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]