Miflin, Alabama

Miflin, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Miflin, Alabama
Miflin, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°22′14″N 87°36′39″W / 30.37056°N 87.61083°W / 30.37056; -87.61083Coordinates: 30°22′14″N 87°36′39″W / 30.37056°N 87.61083°W / 30.37056; -87.61083
Country United States
State Alabama
County Baldwin
Elevation 36 ft (11 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 251
GNIS feature ID 122716[1]

Miflin is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Miflin is located along County Route 20 (Miflin Road) 5 miles (8.0 km) east-southeast of Foley.[2] The Swift Presbyterian Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Miflin.[3] A post office operated under the name Miflin from 1907 to 1951.[4] The community is likely named after the Miflin family, who owned land in the area.[5]

References

  1. "Miflin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. General Highway Map: Baldwin County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.


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