Paul, Alabama

Paul, also known as New Providence, is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

Paul, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°19′13″N 86°44′38″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Conecuh
Elevation	213 ft (65 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	251
GNIS feature ID	155189[1]

History

Paul was named for Paul the Apostle.^[2] Paul was settled in the 1870s by immigrants from South Carolina. David Robinson served as the first postmaster.^[3]

A post office operated under the name Paul from 1908 to 1988.^[4]

The Old Paul Post Office was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 2013.^[5]

References

1. "Paul". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
3. "New historical marker tells of how Paul, Alabama got its Biblical name". Lee Peacock. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
4. "Conecuh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
5. "Old Paul Post Office". Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved March 7, 2020.