Perdido, Alabama

Perdido, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Perdido, Alabama
Perdido, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°00′28″N 87°37′38″W / 31.00778°N 87.62722°W / 31.00778; -87.62722Coordinates: 31°00′28″N 87°37′38″W / 31.00778°N 87.62722°W / 31.00778; -87.62722
Country United States
State Alabama
County Baldwin
Elevation 220 ft (70 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 36562
Area code(s) 251
GNIS feature ID 152869[1]

Perdido, also known as Perdido Station, is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Perdido is located along County Route 61, 12.2 miles (19.6 km) northeast of Bay Minette.[2] Perdido has a post office with ZIP code 36562.[3] It has an elementary school, Perdido School, which is part of the Baldwin County Board of Education.

History

Perdido is named after the Perdido River.[4] A post office operated under the name Perdido Station from 1871 to 1923, and under the name Perdido from 1923 to the present.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Perdido". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Baldwin County, Alabama General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  5. ↑ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.


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