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Aberfoil, Alabama

Aberfoil is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The main roads through the community are U.S. Route 29 and Alabama State Route 239.

History

A post office was established at Aberfoil in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. A scene of the novel Rob Roy set in Aberfoyle, Scotland, likely inspired the naming.

Demographics

According to the census returns from 1850-2010 for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.

References

  1. ^ "Aberfoil". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Bullock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
  4. ^ 1850 Census (places)
  5. ^ 2010 AL Census
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)