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Plevna, Alabama

Coordinates: 34°57′42″N 86°25′00″W / 34.96167°N 86.41667°W / 34.96167; -86.41667
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Plevna, Alabama
Plevna is located in Alabama
Plevna
Plevna
Plevna is located in the United States
Plevna
Plevna
Coordinates: 34°57′42″N 86°25′00″W / 34.96167°N 86.41667°W / 34.96167; -86.41667
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMadison
Elevation
850 ft (259 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code256
GNIS feature ID125066[1]

Plevna is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Alabama, United States. Residents of Plevna have New Market addresses.

History

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Plevna is named in honor of Pleven, Bulgaria, which was a site of strategic importance during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78).[2] A post office operated under the name Plevna from 1878 to 1955.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Plevna". 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. 113. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2015.