Salitpa, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Salitpa
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Alabama
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alabama.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Clarke
Elevation Ft:180
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:31.6297°N -88.02°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Area Code:251
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:153303

Salitpa is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama. It has also been known as River Hill.[1]

History

A post office called Salitpa has been in operation since 1855.[2] The community took its name from nearby Satilpa Creek. An error in writing the name (crossing the L instead of the T) when applying for a post office resulted in the name being changed.[3]

Notable person

Salitpa was the home of Ray Prim, a minor league baseball star in the Pacific Coast League with the Los Angeles Angels from 1936 to 1942, again in 1944 and in 1947.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Clarke County Historical Society . 1977 . Historical Sketches of Clarke County, Alabama: A Story of the Communities of Clarke County, Alabama . Huntsville, Alabama . Strode Publishers . 312 .
  2. Web site: Clarke County . Jim Forte Postal History . 9 February 2015.
  3. News: Cat Mash among state's funny town names . The Tuscaloosa News . September 28, 1991 . 28 April 2015 . 3B.
  4. Web site: Ray Prim | Pacific Coast League About . Milb.com . 2014-06-05.