Official Name: | Congo |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alabama |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alabama. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Cherokee |
Elevation Ft: | 663 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 34.3108°N -85.6508°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 256 & 938 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Congo is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.
A post office called Congo was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[1] The name commemorates the expeditions made by David Livingstone to the African Congo.[2]