Hissop, Alabama

Hissop, Alabama
Census-designated place
Hissop
Coordinates: 32°53′32″N 86°09′12″W / 32.89222°N 86.15333°WCoordinates: 32°53′32″N 86°09′12″W / 32.89222°N 86.15333°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Coosa
Area[1]
• Total	18.264 sq mi (47.30 km^2)
• Land	18.256 sq mi (47.28 km^2)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km^2)
Elevation	794 ft (242 m)
Population (32 2010)[2]
• Total	32
• Density	1.8/sq mi (0.68/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	120154[3]

Hissop is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 658 as of the 2010 census.^[4]

History

A post office was established as Hissop in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1990.^[5] The community was named after the biblical plant Ezov, usually translated as hyssop.^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Hissop". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hissop CDP, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
5. "Coosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
6. Mann, Joel F. (1 January 2005). An International Glossary of Place Name Elements. Scarecrow Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8108-5040-8.