Plevna, Alabama

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Plevna is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Alabama, United States. Residents of Plevna have New Market addresses.

History

Plevna is named in honor of Pleven, Bulgaria, which was a site of strategic importance during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78).{{cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |date=1989 |title=Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=113 |isbn=0-8173-0410-X }} A post office operated under the name Plevna from 1878 to 1955.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Madison | title=Madison County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=15 February 2015}}

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