Ralph, Alabama

Ralph, Alabama
Ralph, Alabama
Unincorporated community
	Ralph, Alabama Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 33°02′31″N 87°46′08″W / 33.04194°N 87.76889°WCoordinates: 33°02′31″N 87°46′08″W / 33.04194°N 87.76889°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Tuscaloosa
Elevation	157 ft (48 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35480
Area code(s)	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	153104

Ralph is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Ralph is located near U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 43, 16.4 miles (26.4 km) southwest of Tuscaloosa. Ralph has a post office with ZIP code 35480, which opened on March 3, 1900.^[2]^[3] Ralph was originally known as Hickman, in honor of the first postmaster, William P. Hickman. In 1900, the name was changed to Ralph, either for Ralph Stewart, the son of the postmaster at the time, or Kathleen Ralf Stewart, the wife of said postmaster.^[4]

Notable people[]

Larry Gene Bell (1949-1996), murderer and suspected serial killer^[5]

References[]

^ "Ralph". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
^ https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/12/26/larry-gene-bell

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[1] "Ralph". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[GR7-2] United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[3] "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 5, 2013.

[4] Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.

[5] ttps://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/12/26/larry-gene-bell

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v t Municipalities and communities of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Tuscaloosa
Cities	Northport Tuscaloosa
Towns	Brookwood Coaling Coker Lake View Moundville‡ Vance‡ Woodstock‡
CDPs	Cottondale Holt
Other unincorporated communities	Abernant Buhl Caffee Junction Duncanville Echola Elrod Fosters Gorgas‡ Kellerman Kimbrell‡ McCalla‡ Moores Bridge New Lexington Peterson Ralph Romulus Samantha Sandtown Taylorville Windham Springs
Ghost town	Brownville Kaulton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Ralph, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Ralph, Alabama Ralph, Alabama Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 33°02′31″N 87°46′08″W / 33.04194°N 87.76889°W / 33.04194; -87.76889Coordinates: 33°02′31″N 87°46′08″W / 33.04194°N 87.76889°W / 33.04194; -87.76889
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Tuscaloosa
Elevation	157 ft (48 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35480
Area code(s)	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	153104^[1]