Dogtown, Walker County, Alabama

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

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

History

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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

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  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.