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Straughn, Alabama

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Covington

Area code(s)
  
334

Elevation
  
114 m

State
  
Alabama

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
127456

Straughn, Alabama

Weather
  
21°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 86% Humidity

Straughn, also known as Haygood, is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community was originally called Haygood, but the name was later changed to Straughn in honor of a local family who was instrumental in establishing the community's school. A post office operated under the name Haygood from 1892 to 1904. Straughn is home to Straughn High School.

References

Straughn, Alabama Wikipedia