Do you know of Nat ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Nat. 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 Nat.<1>

Our sources for Nat (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 Nat other than they indicate that Nat would be found somewhere in Jackson County, Alabama.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1924.

Communities Also Named Nat ...

We found one communities that share the name Nat.

Within Alabama, the name Nat is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Nacogdoches County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Nat [Nacogdoches County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Nat ...

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

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 Nat - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Nat.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 01/53304   (Place Name: Nat)

County: Jackson     (FIPS State/County: 01/071)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Nat) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Jackson 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 Jackson County.