Augustin, Alabama

Augustin, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Augustin, Alabama
Augustin, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°30′22″N 87°06′28″W / 32.50611°N 87.10778°W / 32.50611; -87.10778Coordinates: 32°30′22″N 87°06′28″W / 32.50611°N 87.10778°W / 32.50611; -87.10778
Country United States
State Alabama
County Perry
Elevation 157 ft (48 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 334
GNIS feature ID 159095[1]

Augustin is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. A post office operated under the name Augustin from 1883 to 1943.[2] Geologist George Perkins Merrill described a meteorite held in the National Museum of Natural History that was found in a field in Augustin.[3]

References

  1. "Augustin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. United States National Museum (1902). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 193.


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