Saragossa is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.

Saragossa, Alabama
Saragossa is located in Alabama
Saragossa
Saragossa
Saragossa is located in the United States
Saragossa
Saragossa
Coordinates: 33°53′56″N 87°23′57″W / 33.89889°N 87.39917°W / 33.89889; -87.39917
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWalker
Elevation
541 ft (165 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID160568[1]

History edit

Saragossa is likely named for the Zaragoza province of Spain.[2] A post office operated under the name Saragossa from 1890 to 1967.[3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Saragossa". 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. 123. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 30, 2015.