Snowdoun, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Snowdoun is located in Alabama
Snowdoun
Snowdoun
Snowdoun is located in the United States
Snowdoun
Snowdoun
Coordinates: 32°14′30″N 86°17′47″W / 32.24167°N 86.29639°W / 32.24167; -86.29639
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID127083[1]

Snowdoun is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. Snowdoun is located on U.S. Highway 331 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Montgomery.

History

Snowdoun was named by William Falconer in honor of Mount Snowdon in Wales.[2] A post office operated under the name Snowdoun from 1859 to 1957.[3] Snowdoun is located along the route of the Federal Road.[4]

Snowdoun was formerly connected to Montgomery by the Montgomery Southern Railway, a narrow gauge railway.[5]

William Bartram camped near Snowdoun on his expedition through the southern colonies.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Snowdoun". 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. 129. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Braund, Kathryn; Waselkov, Gregory; Christopher, Raven (2019). The Old Federal Road in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-8173-5930-0.
  5. ^ George Woodman Hilton (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford University Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-8047-1731-1.
  6. ^ Bartram Trail Conference (1979). Bartram Heritage. Brad Sanders. p. 134. GGKEY:LPJW3TZ54Y4.


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