Eastaboga, Alabama
Eastaboga, Alabama | |
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Unincorporated community | |
The Jemison House Complex is located in Eastaboga, Alabama. It was built c. 1840 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1990 | |
Eastaboga, Alabama Eastaboga, Alabama | |
Coordinates: 33°36′21″N 86°01′17″W / 33.60583°N 86.02139°WCoordinates: 33°36′21″N 86°01′17″W / 33.60583°N 86.02139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Calhoun |
Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
GNIS feature ID | 157941[1] |
Eastaboga is an Unincorporated community on the border of Talladega and Calhoun counties in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Eastaboga (historically Estaboga) means "where the people reside" in Muscogee, a Native American language.[2]
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1900 | 398 | — | |
1910 | 94 | −76.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
Eastaboga (spelled as "Estaboga") was listed on the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Censuses as an incorporated town wholly within Talladega County. It presumably incorporated at or prior to 1900. Given its rapid population decline by 1910, it likely lost its charter at some point during that decade.
Notable people
- Howie Camp, former Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees
- Johnny Ray, NASCAR driver
- Kevin Ray, NASCAR driver
See also
References
- ↑ "Eastaboga". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 121.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
External links
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