Tallahatta Springs, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

31°54′35″N 87°52′36″W / 31.90960°N 87.87667°W / 31.90960; -87.87667CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyClarkeElevation

200 ft (60 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

36784

Area code334

Tallahatta Springs, once called Lowder Springs, is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.^[1] It was once known for its mineral springs at the headwaters of Tallahatta Creek. A health resort was established here in the middle of the 19th century.^[2] Language scholars believe Tallahatta to be an adaptation of two Choctaw language words: tali (rock) and hata (silver/white), literally "white rock."^[3]

Geography

Tallahatta Springs is located at 31°54′35″N 87°52′36″W / 31.90960°N 87.87667°W / 31.90960; -87.87667 at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahatta Springs
^ "Welcome to Clarke County: Historic Markers" (PDF). Clarke County Development Foundation. www.clarkecountyal.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
^ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 475. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X. Retrieved April 8, 2011.