Roxana, Alabama Explained

Roxana, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Roxana
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:738
Coordinates:32.6869°N -85.6692°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:125999

Roxana, also known as Rock Springs, is an unincorporated community northwesterly located in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It lies seven miles (12 km) north of Notasulga and five miles (8 km) southwest of Waverly. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area.

History

Roxana was originally named Rock Springs. Since there was already a Rock Springs post office registered in Alabama, Samuel A. Burns, the first postmaster, devised a new name. He combined "rocks" and "Anna", the name of his wife, to come up with Roxana.[1] A post office operated under the name Roxana from 1882 to 1908.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 121 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Web site: Lee County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 January 2015.