Mon Louis is an unincorporated community on Mon Louis Island, in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Mon Louis, Alabama
Mon Louis is located in Alabama
Mon Louis
Mon Louis
Mon Louis is located in the United States
Mon Louis
Mon Louis
Coordinates: 30°26′25″N 88°6′20″W / 30.44028°N 88.10556°W / 30.44028; -88.10556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251

History edit

Mon Louis is named for the nearby Mon Louis Island. The island was named by Nicholas Baudin, Sieur de Miragouin, in honor of his French native city Montlouis-sur-Loire.[2] A post office operated under the name Mon Louis from 1890 to 1916.[3]

Geography edit

Mon Louis is located at 30°26′26″N 88°06′21″W / 30.440474°N 88.105832°W / 30.440474; -88.105832 and has an elevation of 0 feet (0 m).[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mon Louis, Alabama
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 95. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Mobile County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 16, 2015.