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Elamville, Alabama

Coordinates: 31°40′04″N 85°39′23″W / 31.66778°N 85.65639°W / 31.66778; -85.65639
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Elamville, Alabama
The "Old Oak Tree"
The "Old Oak Tree"
Elamville, Alabama is located in Alabama
Elamville, Alabama
Elamville, Alabama
Elamville, Alabama is located in the United States
Elamville, Alabama
Elamville, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°40′04″N 85°39′23″W / 31.66778°N 85.65639°W / 31.66778; -85.65639
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBarbour
Elevation
522 ft (159 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID117907[1]

Elamville is an unincorporated community in the southwest corner of Barbour County, Alabama, United States. In the early to mid-20th century Elamville was known for the "Old Oak Tree" in the middle of town where the elderly men of the community played dominoes on the state- provided concrete picnic table.

History

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Elamville was named after a local church, Elam Church, which itself was named for the ancient kingdom of Elam.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Elamville". 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. 51. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.