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Snowdoun, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°14′30″N 86°17′47″W / 32.24167°N 86.29639°W / 32.24167; -86.29639
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Snowdoun, Alabama
Snowdoun is located in Alabama
Snowdoun
Snowdoun
Snowdoun is located in the United States
Snowdoun
Snowdoun
Coordinates: 32°14′30″N 86°17′47″W / 32.24167°N 86.29639°W / 32.24167; -86.29639
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID127083[1]

Snowdoun is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. Snowdoun is located on U.S. Highway 331 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Montgomery.

History

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Snowdoun was named by William Falconer in honor of Mount Snowdon in Wales.[2] A post office operated under the name Snowdoun from 1859 to 1957.[3] Snowdoun is located along the route of the Federal Road.[4]

Snowdoun was formerly connected to Montgomery by the Montgomery Southern Railway, a narrow gauge railway.[5]

William Bartram camped near Snowdoun on his expedition through the southern colonies.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Snowdoun". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Braund, Kathryn; Waselkov, Gregory; Christopher, Raven (2019). The Old Federal Road in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-8173-5930-0.
  5. ^ George Woodman Hilton (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford University Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-8047-1731-1.
  6. ^ Bartram Trail Conference (1979). Bartram Heritage. Brad Sanders. p. 134. GGKEY:LPJW3TZ54Y4.