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Blues Old Stand, Alabama

Coordinates: 31°59′06″N 85°43′01″W / 31.98500°N 85.71694°W / 31.98500; -85.71694
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Blues Old Stand, Alabama
Blues Old Stand, Alabama is located in Alabama
Blues Old Stand, Alabama
Blues Old Stand, Alabama
Blues Old Stand, Alabama is located in the United States
Blues Old Stand, Alabama
Blues Old Stand, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°59′06″N 85°43′01″W / 31.98500°N 85.71694°W / 31.98500; -85.71694
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBullock
Elevation
472 ft (144 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID114601[1]

Blues Old Stand is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama, United States. The main road through the community is U.S. Route 29 in Alabama, but also includes Bullock County Roads 14 and 19.

History

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According to one account, Blues Old Stand was named for a man named Blue who kept a store known locally as the 'stand'.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Blues Old Stand". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 3. ISBN 9780486483603.