Congo, Alabama

Congo
Unincorporated community
Congo Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°18′39″N 85°39′03″W / 34.31083°N 85.65083°W / 34.31083; -85.65083Coordinates: 34°18′39″N 85°39′03″W / 34.31083°N 85.65083°W / 34.31083; -85.65083
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Cherokee
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	256 & 938

Congo is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.^[1]

History

A post office called Congo was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.^[2] The name commemorates the expeditions made by David Livingstone to the African Congo.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Congo, Alabama
↑ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
↑ "Cherokee County, Ala.". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 42. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Alabama, United States

County seat: Centre

City	Centre Piedmont‡

Towns	Cedar Bluff Collinsville‡ Gaylesville Leesburg Sand Rock‡

CDPs	Broomtown Spring Garden

Unincorporated communities	Adams Crossroads Alexis Billy Goat Hill Bluffton Blue Pond Bomar Congo Ellisville Elrath Forney Hopewell Hurley Key Little River McCord Crossroads McFrey Crossroads McGhee Moshat Newberry Crossroads Pleasant Gap Rock Run Round Mountain Sanford Springs Tecumseh Furnace

Ghost town	Turkey Town

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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