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Beaty Crossroads, Alabama

Coordinates: 34°41′44″N 085°40′10″W / 34.69556°N 85.66944°W / 34.69556; -85.66944
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Beaty Crossroads, Alabama
Neighborhood
Beaty Crossroads is located in Alabama
Beaty Crossroads
Beaty Crossroads
Location within Alabama
Coordinates: 34°41′44″N 085°40′10″W / 34.69556°N 85.66944°W / 34.69556; -85.66944 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDeKalb
Elevation1,601 ft (488 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35981
Area code256
GNIS ID[1]150083

Beaty Crossroads is a former unincorporated community on Sand Mountain in northern DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is located within the town limits of Ider at the intersection of Alabama Highway 75 and Alabama Highway 117.

History

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It is believed Beaty Crossroads was named after Oliver Beaty, teacher and founder of the nearby Beaty School.[2]

Geography

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Adamsburg is located at 34°41′44″N 085°40′10″W / 34.69556°N 85.66944°W / 34.69556; -85.66944. Its average elevation is 1,601 feet (488 m) above sea level.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Feature Detail Report for: Beaty Crossroads (DeKalb County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama Press, 1989.