Elsanor, Alabama

Elsanor, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Elsanor, Alabama
Elsanor, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°32′43″N 87°35′01″W / 30.54528°N 87.58361°W / 30.54528; -87.58361Coordinates: 30°32′43″N 87°35′01″W / 30.54528°N 87.58361°W / 30.54528; -87.58361
Country United States
State Alabama
County Baldwin
Elevation 138 ft (42 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 251
GNIS feature ID 156313[1]

Elsanor is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Elsanor is located on U.S. Route 90, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) east of Robertsdale.

History

The community is named for Elsa Norton, whose husband donated the land and money for the community's school.[2]

References

  1. "Elsanor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.


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