Guest, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Guest, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Alabama
Pushpin Label:Guest
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Alabama
Coordinates:34.4242°N -85.8733°W
Coordinates Footnotes: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:DeKalb
Elevation Ft:1168
Elevation M:335
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:256
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID

Guest is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community was most likely named for the local Guest family.[1] A post office called Guest was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 66 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Web site: DeKalb County . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 October 2014.