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Octagon, Alabama

Octagon, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Octagon is located in Alabama
Octagon
Octagon
Location within the state of Alabama
Octagon is located in the United States
Octagon
Octagon
Octagon (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°12′14.4″N 87°45′18″W / 32.204000°N 87.75500°W / 32.204000; -87.75500
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarengo
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334

Octagon is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.[1] Octagon had a post office at one time, but it no longer exists.[2]

History

The community of Octagon obtained its name from the Bethlehem Baptist Church. The first building for this church was an octagonal structure, built by George Washington Barkley and his sons after the American Civil War.[3] At one time the community also had a Methodist church, a two-story school, general store, cotton gin, and grist mill. Only the Baptist church remains.[4]

Geography

Octagon is located at 32°12′14″N 87°45′18″W / 32.204°N 87.755°W / 32.204; -87.755 and has an elevation of 282 feet (86 m).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Octagon, Alabama". "AL HomeTownLocator". Retrieved December 5, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Octagon, Alabama
  3. ^ Walker, Mary Tucker (1993). Marengo County, Alabama : some early families. Wolfe City, Texas: Henington Pub. Co. p. 253. ISBN 0-9636582-0-4.
  4. ^ Marengo County Heritage Book Committee (2000). The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants. p. 11. ISBN 1-891647-58-X.



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