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Montrose, also known as Sibley City, is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay.[1]

Montrose, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Tolstoy Park
Montrose, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Montrose, Alabama
Montrose, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°33′54″N 87°53′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Elevation
102 ft (31 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36559
Area code(s)251
GNIS feature ID152365[1]

Montrose is part of the DaphneFairhopeFoley Micropolitan Statistical Area. Montrose has two sites included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Henry Stuart House and the Montrose Historic District.[2]


History


The community was originally known as Sibley City in honor of Cyrus Sibley, an early landowner in the area. The name was then changed to Montrose, in honor of Montrose, Scotland.[3] A post office first opened under the name Montrose in 1879.[4]


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References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montrose
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  4. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.





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