Stockton, Alabama
| Stockton | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Stockton  Stockton Location within the state of Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 30°59′38″N 87°51′29″W / 30.99389°N 87.85806°WCoordinates: 30°59′38″N 87°51′29″W / 30.99389°N 87.85806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Baldwin |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 127416 |
Stockton is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is the nearest community to Bottle Creek Indian Mounds, a National Historic Landmark.
The community is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area.
A slasher film, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood was made in and around the Stockton area.
History
The community is most likely named for Francis Stockton, who was appointed in 1809 to select a site for the first Baldwin County courthouse.[1] The Stockton post office first began operations in 1837.[2]
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References
- ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ↑ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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