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Welcome to Choctaw Corner ...

Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County<1>.


The location of Choctaw Corner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Choctaw Corner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Choctaw Corner: Choctaw Cor. (or less commonly used: Choctaw Crn.)

Choctaw Corner is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Choctaw Corner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Choctaw Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Choctaw Corner.

  • Grove Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <4>
  • Pine Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Sweet Water
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Yellow Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Atkeison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
    • Atkeison is located in Clarke County
  • Glover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Glover is located in Clarke County
  • Ellison ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Ellison is located in Marengo County
  • Dixon's Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
    • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
  • Vineland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Marengo County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Choctaw Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Choctaw Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Choctaw Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Choctaw Corner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Choctaw Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Choctaw Corner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Choctaw Corner ...

Looking for more information about Choctaw Corner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Choctaw Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Choctaw Corner.

Adding Choctaw Corner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Choctaw Corner in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Choctaw Corner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Choctaw Corner post office opened in 1850.

We also found Choctaw Corner in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Choctaw Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Choctaw Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Choctaw Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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