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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