Loango, Alabama

Loango, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Loango, Alabama
Loango, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°19′47″N 86°38′56″W / 31.32972°N 86.64889°W / 31.32972; -86.64889Coordinates: 31°19′47″N 86°38′56″W / 31.32972°N 86.64889°W / 31.32972; -86.64889
Country United States
State Alabama
County Covington
Elevation 315 ft (96 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 334
GNIS feature ID 121936[1]

Loango is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

History

The local explanation for the town name, is that it comes from a combination of the words load, and, and go.[2] A post office operated under the name Loango between 1856 and 1907.[3] The maternal great-great-grandparents of Bill Clinton are buried in the Old Loango Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Loango". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Many cemeteries in Covington County need immediate attention". Andalusia Star-News. Retrieved 26 December 2015.


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