Tallahatta Springs, Alabama

Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama is located in Alabama
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama is located in the United States
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°54′35″N 87°52′36″W / 31.90960°N 87.87667°W / 31.90960; -87.87667
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyClarke
Elevation
200 ft (61 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36784
Area code334

Tallahatta Springs, once called Lowder Springs, is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

The community was once home to a cotton gin, saw mill, grist mill, and several general stores. The Scotch Lumber Company operated a lumber camp near Tallahatta Springs in the 1920s that including a physician and company store.[2]

It was once known for its sulfur springs at the headwaters of Tallahatta Creek. A health resort was established here in the middle of the 19th century.[3] Language scholars believe Tallahatta to be an adaptation of two Choctaw language words: tali (rock) and hata (silver/white), literally "white rock."[4]

Geography

Tallahatta Springs is located at 31°54′35″N 87°52′36″W / 31.90960°N 87.87667°W / 31.90960; -87.87667 at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahatta Springs
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form". Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Clarke County: Historic Markers" (PDF). Clarke County Development Foundation. www.clarkecountyal.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 475. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X. Retrieved April 8, 2011.


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