Hightogy, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
33°41′42″N 88°05′41″W / 33.69500°N 88.09472°W / 33.69500; -88.09472CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyLamarElevation
476 ft (145 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID157983[1]

Hightogy, also known as Ridge Beat or Simmon Town, is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. Hightogy is located along Alabama State Route 17, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) south-southeast of Vernon.

History

The community's name is possibly a compound word derived from high and the Middle English word tor, which means "high, craggy hill".[2] A post office operated under the name Hightogy from 1890 to 1909.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Hightogy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Lamar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
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