Mon Louis, Alabama

Mon Louis, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Mon Louis, Alabama
Mon Louis, Alabama

Location within the state of Alabama

Coordinates: 30°26′25″N 88°6′20″W / 30.44028°N 88.10556°W / 30.44028; -88.10556Coordinates: 30°26′25″N 88°6′20″W / 30.44028°N 88.10556°W / 30.44028; -88.10556
Country United States
State Alabama
County Mobile
Elevation 0 ft (0 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 251

Mon Louis is an unincorporated community on Mon Louis Island, in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

Mon Louis is named for the nearby Mon Louis Island. The island was named by Nicholas Bodin, Sieur de Miragouin, possibly in honor of Louis XIV.[2] A post office operated under the name Mon Louis from 1890 to 1916.[3]

Geography

Mon Louis is located at 30°26′26″N 88°06′21″W / 30.440474°N 88.105832°W / 30.440474; -88.105832 and has an elevation of 0 feet (0 m).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mon Louis, Alabama
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 95. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Mobile County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 March 2015.


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