Rash, Alabama

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Rash, also known as Coffeys Store, is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.{{GNIS|156944}}

History

A post office called Rash was established in 1901, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Jackson&searchtext=&pagenum=5 | title=Jackson County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=8 October 2014}} The community was named for a local resident, William Rash, and was also home to a local business, Coffey's Store.{{cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |date=1989 |title=Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=116 |isbn=0-8173-0410-X }} Rash has been noted for its unusual place name.{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=113|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=109}}

References

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States}}

Category:Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Alabama

Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama