Ino, Alabama

Ino, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Ino, Alabama
Ino, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°16′17″N 86°05′41″W / 31.27139°N 86.09472°W / 31.27139; -86.09472Coordinates: 31°16′17″N 86°05′41″W / 31.27139°N 86.09472°W / 31.27139; -86.09472
Country United States
State Alabama
County Coffee
Elevation 312 ft (95 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 334

Ino is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

Local tradition holds that the first postmaster assembled a group of people to suggest a name. All were talking at the same time, and one person kept saying "I know." The group proposed to call the post office "I know", but spell it Ino.[2][3] The post office was established in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4] Ino has been noted for its unusual place name.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ino, Alabama
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Towns have unusual beginning". Cherokee County Herald. February 22, 1989. pp. 7B. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Coffee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.


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