Official Name: | Marlow, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Baldwin |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 43 |
Coordinates: | 30.4611°N -87.7992°W |
Area Code: | 251 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 122291 |
Marlow is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
The community is named in honor of a local Methodist church.[1] A post office operated under the name Marlow from 1887 to 1909.[2]
Marlow is the former site of Marlow Ferry. The ferry was used by Andrew Jackson and his troops during the War of 1812 and by the Union Army during the American Civil War. The ferry crossed the Fish River, and was an originating point for produce headed to Mobile.[3]