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Loango, Alabama
Loango is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.
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| Coordinates: 31°19′47″N 86°38′56″W / 31.32972°N 86.64889°WCoordinates: 31°19′47″N 86°38′56″W / 31.32972°N 86.64889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Covington |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 121936[1] |
History
A post office operated under the name Loango between 1856 and 1907.[2] The maternal great-great-grandparents of Bill Clinton are buried in the Old Loango Cemetery.[3]
Name
The local explanation for the town name, is that it comes from a combination of the words load, and, and go.[4] A more probable source is the Loango Coast and the port of Loango, Republic of Congo, a major source of slaves before the outlawing of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (See: Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola.)
References
- ^ "Loango". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Many cemeteries in Covington County need immediate attention". Andalusia Star-News. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.