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Guest, Alabama

Coordinates: 34°25′27″N 85°52′24″W / 34.42417°N 85.87333°W / 34.42417; -85.87333
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Guest, Alabama
Guest is located in Alabama
Guest
Guest
Location within Alabama
Coordinates: 34°25′27″N 85°52′24″W / 34.42417°N 85.87333°W / 34.42417; -85.87333 
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
Elevation
1,168 ft (335 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code256

Guest is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

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The community was most likely named for the local Guest family.[2] A post office called Guest was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guest, Alabama
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 66. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "DeKalb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 7, 2014.