Hightogy, Alabama

Hightogy, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Hightogy
Hightogy
Coordinates: 33°41′42″N 88°05′41″W / 33.69500°N 88.09472°W / 33.69500; -88.09472Coordinates: 33°41′42″N 88°05′41″W / 33.69500°N 88.09472°W / 33.69500; -88.09472
Country United States
State Alabama
County Lamar
Elevation 476 ft (145 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 157983[1]

Hightogy, also known as Ridge Beat or Simmon Town, is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. Hightogy is located along Alabama State Route 17, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) south-southeast of Vernon.

History

The community's name is possibly a compound word derived from high and the Middle English word tor, which means "high, craggy hill".[2] A post office operated under the name Hightogy from 1890 to 1909.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hightogy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Lamar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.


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