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Eddy, Alabama

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Eddy, Alabama
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarshall
Elevation
1,083 ft (330 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID117849[1]

Eddy is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. Eddy was most likely named for a local resident.[2] A post office operated under the name Eddy from 1894 to 1907.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Eddy". 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. 51. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 October 2014.