Riderwood, Alabama

Riderwood is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.

Riderwood, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Riderwood
Riderwood
Coordinates: 32°07′44″N 88°19′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyChoctaw
Elevation
213 ft (65 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205 and 659
GNIS feature ID125626[1]

History

Riderwood is named after J. B. Rider, who was the president of the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company.[2] Riderwood was founded by the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company and was located on the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad. Riderwood was formerly an incorporated town.[3] It was also home to a company store, theater, and hotel.[4]

The Alabama Department of Public Health carried out malaria control operations in Riderwood beginning in 1918.[5]

A post office operated under the name Riderwood from 1916 to 1974.[6]

The Riderwood Union Church was built by the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company for its workers and is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[7]

References
  1. "Riderwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History (1920). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Brown Printing Company. p. 248.
  4. Sandra Jenkins Little (2017). Choctaw County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4671-2693-9.
  5. Alabama State Board of Health (1922). Annual Report of the State Board of Health of Alabama. pp. 92–3.
  6. "Choctaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. "Riderwood Union Church" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved 1 March 2020.


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