Official Name: | Snowdoun, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Snowdoun |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 282 |
Coordinates: | 32.2417°N -86.2964°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 334 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 127083 |
Snowdoun is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. Snowdoun is located on U.S. Highway 331 9.5miles south of Montgomery.
Snowdoun was named by William Falconer in honor of Mount Snowdon in Wales.[1] A post office operated under the name Snowdoun from 1859 to 1957.[2] Snowdoun is located along the route of the Federal Road.[3]
Snowdoun was formerly connected to Montgomery by the Montgomery Southern Railway, a narrow gauge railway.[4]
William Bartram camped near Snowdoun on his expedition through the southern colonies.[5]