Welcome to Octagon ...
Octagon is located in Marengo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Octagon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Octagon is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Octagon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Octagon: 334 & 483<3>
Communities Also Named Octagon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Octagon - they are located in Indiana and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Octagon.
Communities near Octagon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Octagon.
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Faunsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Hugo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
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 Octagon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Octagon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Octagon. 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 Octagon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Octagon. See our Newspapers Page for Octagon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Octagon ...
Looking for more information about Octagon? 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 Octagon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Octagon.
Adding Octagon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Octagon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Octagon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Octagon post office opened in 1876. The Octagon post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Octagon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Octagon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Octagon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Octagon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |