Seminole, Alabama

Seminole, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Seminole, Alabama is located in Alabama
Seminole, Alabama
Seminole, Alabama
Seminole, Alabama is located in the United States
Seminole, Alabama
Seminole, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°30′55″N 87°28′26″W / 30.51528°N 87.47389°W / 30.51528; -87.47389
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36574[1]
Area code251
GNIS feature ID126545[2]

Seminole is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Seminole is located along U.S. Route 90, 14.4 miles (23.2 km) east of Robertsdale.[3]

In the Top Gear: US Special the town's 'State Line Convenience' was the location of an attack on the main presenters by residents angered by slogans written on their cars.[4]

History

The community is named after the Seminole tribe.[5] A post office operated under the name Seminole from 1894 to 1967.[6]

References

  1. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Seminole". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ General Highway Map: Baldwin County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Top Gear in America". February 13, 2007.
  5. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  6. ^ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 7, 2016.