Salitpa, Alabama
| Salitpa | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Salitpa Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′47″N 88°01′12″W / 31.62972°N 88.02000°WCoordinates: 31°37′47″N 88°01′12″W / 31.62972°N 88.02000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clarke |
| Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 153303[1] |
Salitpa is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama. It has also been known as River Hill.[2]
History
A post office called Salitpa has been in operation since 1855.[3] The community took its name from nearby Salitpa Creek.[4]
Notable person
Salitpa was the home of Ray Prim, a minor league baseball star in the Pacific Coast League with the Los Angeles Angels from 1936 to 1942, again in 1944 and in 1947.[5]
References
- ↑ "Salitpa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Clarke County Historical Society (1977). Historical Sketches of Clarke County, Alabama: A Story of the Communities of Clarke County, Alabama. Huntsville, Alabama: Strode Publishers. p. 312.
- ↑ "Clarke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cat Mash among state's funny town names". The Tuscaloosa News. September 28, 1991. pp. 3B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ray Prim | Pacific Coast League About". Milb.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
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