Aberfoil, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

32°04′15″N 85°41′16″W / 32.07083°N 85.68778°W / 32.07083; -85.68778CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyBullockElevation

564 ft (172 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code334GNIS feature ID112891^[1]

Aberfoil is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The main roads through the community are U.S. Route 29 and Alabama State Route 239.

History

A post office was established at Aberfoil in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[2] A scene of the novel Rob Roy set in Aberfoyle, Scotland, likely inspired the naming.^[3]

Demographics

According to the census returns from 1850^[4]-2010^[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.^[6]

References

^ "Aberfoil". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Bullock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
^ 1850 Census (places)^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 2010 AL Census
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)