Rocky Head, Alabama

Rocky Head, also known as Rockyhead, is an unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Rocky Head is located on Alabama State Route 51, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) southwest of Ariton.

Rocky Head, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Rocky Head is located in Alabama
Rocky Head
Rocky Head
Rocky Head is located in the United States
Rocky Head
Rocky Head
Coordinates: 31°34′06″N 85°46′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDale
Elevation
472 ft (144 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID153202[1]

History

Rocky Head was founded three miles south of where the community is today. The name of the community described the site of the original post office, which sat near the head of Claybank Creek. The community kept its original name after moving to its current site.[2] A post office operated under the name Rocky Head from 1855 to 1904.[3]

A portion of the 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry came from Rocky Head.[4]

References
  1. "Rocky Head". 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. 120. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Dale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. James P. Faust (October 29, 2014). The Fighting Fifteenth Alabama Infantry: A Civil War History and Roster. McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4766-1856-2.


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