Cohassett, Alabama

Coordinates: 31°23′42″N 86°41′36″W / 31.39500°N 86.69333°W / 31.39500; -86.69333
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Cohassett, Alabama
Cohassett, Alabama is located in Alabama
Cohassett, Alabama
Cohassett, Alabama
Cohassett, Alabama is located in the United States
Cohassett, Alabama
Cohassett, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°23′42″N 86°41′36″W / 31.39500°N 86.69333°W / 31.39500; -86.69333
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyConecuh
Elevation
269 ft (82 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID156199[1]

Cohassett, also known as Lowell, is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

History[edit]

Cohassett is likely named for Cohasset, Massachusetts.[2] A post office operated under the name Cohassett from 1880 to 1919.[3] After that date the post office in Red Level handled the mail. However the original post office building is still standing.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cohassett". 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. 37. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Conecuh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Old Cohassett, Alabama Post Office in East Conecuh County". RuralSWAlabama. Rural S W Alabama. Retrieved December 19, 2020.