Opine, Alabama

Opine, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Opine, Alabama is located in Alabama
Opine, Alabama
Opine, Alabama
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 31°54′18″N 87°56′02″W / 31.90500°N 87.93389°W / 31.90500; -87.93389
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyClarke
Elevation
157 ft (48 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID156841[1]

Opine is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.

History

The name Opine likely comes from a shortened form of O'pine.[2] A post office operated under the name Opine from 1898 to 1945.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Opine". 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. 105. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Clarke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2015.


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