Dog Town, Alabama
| Dog Town, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Dog Town, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′10″N 85°44′13″W / 34.35278°N 85.73694°WCoordinates: 34°21′10″N 85°44′13″W / 34.35278°N 85.73694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | DeKalb |
| Elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
Dog Town, also known as Cagle's Crossroads, Dogtown, and Ruhama, is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, in the United States.[1]
First called Cagle's Crossroads after a local family, the community was then called Dog Town due to the large number of hunters and their dogs that frequented the area. It is also referred to as Ruhama, in reference to a local Baptist church that was organized in 1900.[2] Dog Town has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Town, Alabama
- ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ↑ Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.
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