Rose Hill, Alabama Explained

Official Name:	Rose Hill, Alabama
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Alabama
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Covington
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	433
Coordinates:	31.4494°N -86.3394°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Area Code:	334
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	125934

Rose Hill is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community name may come from a personal name or an environmental name.^[1] A post office operated under the name Rose Hill from 1855 to 1906.^[2]

Company F of the 33rd Regiment Alabama Infantry was organized at Brandon's Store in Rose Hill.^[3]

Notable People

Matthew Hammett, American politician born in Rose Hill^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 120 . 0-8173-0410-X .
2. Web site: Covington County . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 December 2015.
3. Book: William Morel Moxley. Emily Moxley. Thomas William Cutrer. Oh, What a Loansome Time I Had: The Civil War Letters of Major William Morel Moxley, Eighteenth Alabama Infantry, and Emily Beck Moxley. 2002. University of Alabama Press. 978-0-8173-1118-6. 141.
4. Web site: Matthew Hammett . 2023-09-24 . Ballotpedia . en.