Gosport, Alabama

Gosport, Alabama
Unincorporated community

Location of Gosport in Alabama

Coordinates: 31°34′57″N 87°35′09″W / 31.58250°N 87.58583°W / 31.58250; -87.58583Coordinates: 31°34′57″N 87°35′09″W / 31.58250°N 87.58583°W / 31.58250; -87.58583
Country United States
State Alabama
County Clarke
Elevation[1] 112 ft (34 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 36482
Area code(s) 251
FIPS code 01-01025
GNIS feature ID 119188[1]
[2]

Gosport is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. Gosport is also close to the unincorporated town of Whatley, the two are usually confused with one another, and sometimes thought as the same place.

The telephone area code, is 251, while the ZIP code is 36482.[2] Gosport is situated where the Claiborne Bridge crosses the Alabama River into Monroe County.

Woodlands, also known as the Frederick Blount Plantation, is a historic plantation house in Gosport. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1980, due to its architectural significance.

Gosport was recorded to have a population of 500 according to the 1850 U.S. Census, making it the largest community at that time in Clarke County, twice that of the second largest community of Choctaw Corner, which is today's Thomasville.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850500
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gosport, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  2. 1 2 "Gosport AL". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  3. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.


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