Boar Tush, Alabama

Boar Tush, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Boar Tush, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°11′28″N 87°37′19″W / 34.19111°N 87.62194°WCoordinates: 34°11′28″N 87°37′19″W / 34.19111°N 87.62194°W
Country United States
State Alabama
County Winston
Elevation 2,277 ft (694 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 151692[1]

Boar Tush is an unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama, United States. It was also called Boartusk.

A post office was established as Boartush in 1885, and it closed one year later, in 1886.[2] Boar Tush has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]

References

  1. "Boar Tush". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Winston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. Thompson, George E. (2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 2.