Boar Tush, Alabama
| Boar Tush, Alabama | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Boar Tush, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 34°11′28″N 87°37′19″W / 34.19111°N 87.62194°WCoordinates: 34°11′28″N 87°37′19″W / 34.19111°N 87.62194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Winston |
| Elevation | 2,277 ft (694 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 151692[1] |
Boar Tush is an unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama, United States. It was also called Boartusk.
A post office was established as Boartush in 1885, and it closed one year later, in 1886.[2] Boar Tush has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]
References
- ↑ "Boar Tush". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Winston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Thompson, George E. (2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 2.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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