Ardilla, Alabama

Ardilla, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Ardilla
Ardilla
Coordinates: 31°08′30″N 85°09′05″W / 31.14167°N 85.15139°W / 31.14167; -85.15139Coordinates: 31°08′30″N 85°09′05″W / 31.14167°N 85.15139°W / 31.14167; -85.15139
Country United States
State Alabama
County Houston
Elevation 253 ft (77 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 334
GNIS feature ID 113202[1]

Ardilla is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama, United States. Ardilla is located along U.S. Route 84, 15.2 miles (24.5 km) east-southeast of Dothan.

History

Ardilla was named in honor of the wife of the community's first postmaster, Henry Wood.[2] A post office operated under the name Ardilla from 1898 to 1918.[3]

The Ardilla soil series is named for the community.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ardilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ardilla Soil Series". www.nrcs.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 28 December 2015.


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