Seminole, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Seminole, 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:98
Coordinates:30.5153°N -87.4739°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:36574[1]
Area Code:251
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:126545

Seminole is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Seminole is located along U.S. Route 90, 14.4miles east of Robertsdale.[2]

In the the town's 'State Line Convenience' was the location of an attack on the main presenters by residents angered by slogans written on their cars.[3]

History

The community is named after the Seminole tribe.[4] A post office operated under the name Seminole from 1894 to 1967.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. February 15, 2012. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Alabama Department of Transportation. General Highway Map: Baldwin County, Alabama. 2010. PDF. February 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130819155406/http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/GeneralHighwayPDF/co2.pdf. August 19, 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Top Gear in America. February 13, 2007.
  4. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 125 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  5. Web site: Baldwin County . Jim Forte Postal History . January 7, 2016.