Official Name: | Chigger Hill, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alabama |
Pushpin Label: | Chigger Hill |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Alabama |
Coordinates: | 34.3975°N -86.0164°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | DeKalb |
Elevation Ft: | 1122 |
Elevation M: | 342 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 256 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 150154 |
Chigger Hill is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
Chigger Hill was named from the fact the original settlers had to combat a serious infestation of mites.[1] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[2]