High Ridge, Alabama

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High Ridge, Alabama
High Ridge, Alabama is located in Alabama
High Ridge, Alabama
High Ridge, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°03′46″N 85°53′42″W / 32.06278°N 85.89500°W / 32.06278; -85.89500Coordinates: 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 code(s)334
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.
  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 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Berry House, County Road 14, High Ridge, Bullock County, AL". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ Geological Survey of Alabama (1955). Geological Survey of Alabama Information Series. Geological Survey of Alabama. p. 8.


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