Burnt corn
| Burnt corn | |||
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 Post Office in Burnt Corn (2015) |
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| Location in Alabama | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| Counties : |
Monroe County Conecuh County |
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| Coordinates : | 31 ° 33 ′ N , 87 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 130 m | ||
| Postal code : | 36401 | ||
| Area code : | +1 251 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-10888 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0115265 | ||
Burnt Corn is a civil parish on the border of Monroe Counties and Conecuh Counties in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Burnt Corn is located in southwest Alabama in the southern United States, on the border between Monroe County and Conecuh County.
Nearby places include Monroeville (15 km west), Repton (18 km south), Evergreen (18 km southeast), Excel (22 km southwest), and Frisco City (26 km southwest). The next larger city with 205,000 inhabitants is the capital of Alabama, Montgomery, about 106 kilometers to the northeast .
history
The first settlement of the place followed shortly after the American War of Independence . At that time the place was called Burnt Corn Spring, based on a nearby water source .
There are two theories as to the origin of the name: One says that passers-by found dried-up grain on the site of today's location; the second says that during the Creek War in the early 19th century, grain was deliberately burned to damage the soil. There are also other theories.
In 1798 the area became part of the Mississippi Territory but was controlled by the Muskogee Nation . Between 1805 and 1811, the place served as a stop on Federal Road , a path through the said area.
From 1816 the place developed more strongly than before, large parts of the land were sold to settlers from South Carolina , Virginia and Georgia . When the place became part of the Alabama Territory in 1817 , it received a post office at the same time, which was in operation until 2002. The first school was founded in 1820, a Baptist church followed in 1821 , and the first shop in 1822.
traffic
US Highway 84 runs 13 kilometers south of the town, and Interstate 65 and US Highway 31 are 20 kilometers southeast .
About 20 kilometers to the southwest is the Monroe County Airport , 18 kilometers southeast of the Middleton Field Airport .
Web links
- Unofficial site (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 26 ( on Google Books )
- ↑ How Burnt Corn got its Name? on burntcorn.com