Green Bay, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
31°10′41″N 86°17′22″W / 31.17806°N 86.28944°W / 31.17806; -86.28944CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyCovingtonElevation
259 ft (79 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code334GNIS feature ID159694[1]

Green Bay, also spelled Greenbay, is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States. Green Bay is located on U.S. Route 331, 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south of Opp.

History

The community was likely named for the bay trees which grow in the area.[2] A post office operated under the name Green Bay from 1879 to 1933.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Green Bay". 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. 65. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
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