Mon Louis, Alabama

Mon Louis, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Mon Louis is located in Alabama
Mon Louis
Mon Louis
Mon Louis is located in the United States
Mon Louis
Mon Louis
Coordinates: 30°26′25″N 88°6′20″W / 30.44028°N 88.10556°W / 30.44028; -88.10556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251

Mon Louis is an unincorporated community on Mon Louis Island, in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

Mon Louis is named for the nearby Mon Louis Island. The island was named by Nicholas Baudin, Sieur de Miragouin, in honor of his French native city Montlouis-sur-Loire.[2] A post office operated under the name Mon Louis from 1890 to 1916.[3]

Geography

Mon Louis is located at 30°26′26″N 88°06′21″W / 30.440474°N 88.105832°W / 30.440474; -88.105832 and has an elevation of 0 feet (0 m).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mon Louis, Alabama
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 95. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Mobile County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 16, 2015.



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