Intercourse, Alabama

Intercourse, is an unincorporated community located at a crossroads in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.[1] a until it was discontinued in 1913.[2] It is named for the traffic intersection of the town's crossroads (called "intercourse" at that time).[3] Although a share of the residents want the unusual name changed to Siloam, state maps still identify the place as Intercourse.[4]

Intercourse, Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama
Intercourse, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°24′59″N 88°14′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountySumter
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Intercourse, Alabama
  2. "Sumter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
  4. "Unusual names have unusual origins". The Tuscaloosa News. September 4, 1990. pp. 6A. Retrieved 3 May 2015.


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