Beaver Creek, Alabama

Beaver Creek, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Beaver Creek is located in Alabama
Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek is located in the United States
Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek
Coordinates: 32°10′16″N 87°52′49″W / 32.17111°N 87.88028°W / 32.17111; -87.88028
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarengo
Elevation
190 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334

Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.[1] Its name is derived from the nearby Beaver Creek and the local church, Beaver Creek Baptist Church.[2] Beaver Creek had a school at one time, but it was consolidated into Sweet Water High School in the 1920s.[3]

Geography

Beaver Creek is located at 32°10′17″N 87°52′49″W / 32.17125°N 87.88028°W / 32.17125; -87.88028 and has an elevation of 190 feet (58 m).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek Church
  2. ^ Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, page 31. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 1-891647-58-X
  3. ^ "History of Sweet Water High School". Sweet Water High School. School In Sites. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2010.



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