Dogtown, DeKalb County, Alabama

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This article is about the unincorporated community in DeKalb County. For the unincorporated community in Walker County, see Dogtown, Walker County, Alabama.
Dogtown, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Dogtown is located in Alabama
Dogtown
Dogtown
Coordinates: 34°21′10″N 85°44′13″W / 34.35278°N 85.73694°W / 34.35278; -85.73694Coordinates: 34°21′10″N 85°44′13″W / 34.35278°N 85.73694°W / 34.35278; -85.73694
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
Elevation
1,358 ft (414 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256

Dogtown, also known as Cagle's Crossroads, Dog Town, and Ruhama, is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History[]

First called Cagle's Crossroads after a local family, the community was then called Dogtown due to the large number of hunters and their dogs that frequented the area. It is also referred to as Ruhama, in reference to a local Baptist church that was organized in 1900.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dogtown, DeKalb County, Alabama
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.


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