Simcoe, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Simcoe, Alabama is located in Alabama
Simcoe, Alabama
Simcoe, Alabama
Simcoe, Alabama is located in the United States
Simcoe, Alabama
Simcoe, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°13′27″N 86°44′04″W / 34.22417°N 86.73444°W / 34.22417; -86.73444
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCullman
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID126860[1]

Simcoe is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States, located on Alabama State Route 69, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) southwest of Fairview.

History

Simcoe is named for Lake Simcoe, a lake in Ontario.[2] A post office operated under the name Simcoe from 1884 to 1903.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Simcoe". 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. 128. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Cullman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2015.


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