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High Ridge, Alabama

High Ridge, Alabama
Unincorporated community
High Ridge, Alabama is located in Alabama
High Ridge, Alabama
High Ridge, Alabama
High Ridge, Alabama is located in the United States
High Ridge, Alabama
High Ridge, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°03′46″N 85°53′42″W / 32.06278°N 85.89500°W / 32.06278; -85.89500
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBullock
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID155098[1]

High Ridge is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama, United States. The community was most likely named for the surrounding geography.[2]

A post office operated under the name High Ridge from 1892 to 1907.[3]

The Berry House, located in High Ridge, was photographed during the Historic American Buildings Survey.[4]

The High Ridge cuesta is named for the community.[5]

References

  1. ^ "High Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Bullock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Berry House, County Road 14, High Ridge, Bullock County, AL". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Geological Survey of Alabama (1955). Geological Survey of Alabama Information Series. Geological Survey of Alabama. p. 8.


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