Vocation, Alabama

Vocation, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Vocation is located in Alabama
Vocation
Vocation
Vocation is located in the United States
Vocation
Vocation
Coordinates: 31°15′51″N 87°25′58″W / 31.26417°N 87.43278°W / 31.26417; -87.43278
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMonroe
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID128475[1]

Vocation is an unincorporated area in Monroe County, Alabama, United States.

History

A post office called Vocation was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1932.[2] The origin of the name "Vocation" is obscure.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Vocation". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.


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