Crosby, Alabama

Crosby, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Crosby, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°02′20″N 85°05′11″W / 31.03889°N 85.08639°W / 31.03889; -85.08639Coordinates: 31°02′20″N 85°05′11″W / 31.03889°N 85.08639°W / 31.03889; -85.08639
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Houston
Elevation	141 ft (43 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	334
GNIS feature ID	156230^[1]

Crosby is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama, United States.

History

Crosby was most likely named for John Crosby, who served as the first postmaster.^[2] A post office operated under the name Crosby from 1886 to 1934.^[3]

References

↑ "Crosby". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
↑ "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Alabama, United States

County seat: Dothan

City	Dothan‡

Towns	Ashford Avon Columbia Cottonwood Cowarts Gordon Kinsey Madrid Rehobeth Taylor‡ Webb

Unincorporated communities	Ardilla Big Creek Crosby Grangeburg Love Hill Lucy Pansey Peterman Pleasant Plains Wicksburg

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

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