Blue Pond, Alabama

Blue Pond
Unincorporated community
Blue Pond is located in Alabama
Blue Pond
Blue Pond
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°14′13″N 85°43′13″W / 34.23694°N 85.72028°W / 34.23694; -85.72028
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCherokee
Elevation
656 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID156082[1]

Blue Pond, also spelled Bluepond, is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.

History

A post office called Blue Pond was established in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[2] The community took the name of a neighboring pond.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Blue Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 42. Retrieved April 24, 2015.


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