Beulah, Alabama
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Beulah, Alabama | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of Alabama | |
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Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
Counties | Lee |
Area | |
• Total | 70.3 sq mi (182 km2) |
Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
Population (July 2007) | |
• Total | 6,173 |
• Density | 88/sq mi (34/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
GNIS feature ID | 114173[1] |
Beulah is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Lee County, Alabama, United States, just south of Valley. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area. It is bounded by Chambers County on the north, the Chattahoochee River on the east, and the Halawaka Embayment of Lake Harding on the south.
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History
Beulah is named after Beulah Baptist Church, which was organized in 1851.[2] A post office operated under the name Beulah from 1856 to 1906.[3]
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References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beulah, Alabama
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Further reading
- Nunn, Alexander (Ed.) (1983). Lee County and Her Forebears. Montgomery, Ala., Herff Jones. LCCCN 83-081693
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