Do you know of Host ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Host. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Host.<1>

Our sources for Host (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Host other than they indicate that Host would be found somewhere in Crenshaw County, Alabama.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1884 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Host ...

We found one communities that share the name Host.

Within Alabama, the name Host is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Host in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Berks County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Host [Berks County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Host ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Host:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Host - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Crenshaw County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Crenshaw County.