Official Name: | Hightogy, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hightogy |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lamar |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 476 |
Coordinates: | 33.695°N -88.0947°W |
Area Code: | 205, 659 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 157983 |
Hightogy, also known as Ridge Beat or Simmon Town, is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. Hightogy is located along Alabama State Route 17, 4.8miles south-southeast of Vernon.
The community's name is possibly a compound word derived from high and the Middle English word tor, which means "high, craggy hill".[1] A post office operated under the name Hightogy from 1890 to 1909.[2]