Dogtown, Walker County, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
33°56′53″N 87°34′00″W / 33.94806°N 87.56667°W / 33.94806; -87.56667CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyWalkerElevation
597 ft (182 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID117345[1]

Dogtown is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.

History

United States federal judge Frank Minis Johnson's father, Frank M. Johnson, Sr., formerly taught at a school in Dogtown.[2]

The area is home to several abandoned coal mines.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dogtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Tinsley E. Yarbrough (1981). Judge Frank Johnson and Human Rights in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-0056-2.
  3. ^ Appalachian Corridor X Construction, AL-19 to US-78, Marion County: Environmental Impact Statement. 1984.
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County seat: Jasper
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