Tallahatta Springs, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Alabama
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:31.9096°N -87.8767°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Clarke
Elevation Ft:200
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:36784
Area Code:334

Tallahatta Springs, once called Lowder Springs, is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. It was once known for its mineral springs at the headwaters of Tallahatta Creek. A health resort was established here in the middle of the 19th century.[1] Language scholars believe Tallahatta to be an adaptation of two Choctaw language words: tali (rock) and hata (silver/white), literally "white rock."[2]

Geography

Tallahatta Springs is located at 31.9096°N -87.8767°W at an elevation of 200feet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Clarke County: Historic Markers . Clarke County Development Foundation . www.clarkecountyal.com . April 8, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708162253/http://www.clarkecountyal.com/documents/ClarkeBooklet.pdf . July 8, 2011 .
  2. Book: Bright, William . Native American placenames of the United States . 2004 . University of Oklahoma Press . 0-8061-3576-X . 475 . April 8, 2011.