Rose Hill, Alabama
| Rose Hill, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Rose Hill, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′58″N 86°20′22″W / 31.44944°N 86.33944°WCoordinates: 31°26′58″N 86°20′22″W / 31.44944°N 86.33944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Covington |
| Elevation | 433 ft (132 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 125934[1] |
Rose Hill, also spelled Rosehill, is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.
History
The community name may come from a personal name or an environmental name.[2] A post office operated under the name Rose Hill from 1855 to 1906.[3]
Company F of the 33rd Regiment Alabama Infantry was organized at Brandon's Store in Rose Hill.[4]
References
- ↑ "Rose Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ↑ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ William Morel Moxley; Emily Moxley; Thomas William Cutrer (2002). Oh, What a Loansome Time I Had: The Civil War Letters of Major William Morel Moxley, Eighteenth Alabama Infantry, and Emily Beck Moxley. University of Alabama Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8173-1118-6.
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