Pull Tight, Alabama

Pull Tight
Unincorporated community
Pull Tight

Location in Alabama.

Coordinates: 34°01′16″N 87°47′05″W / 34.02111°N 87.78472°W / 34.02111; -87.78472Coordinates: 34°01′16″N 87°47′05″W / 34.02111°N 87.78472°W / 34.02111; -87.78472
Country United States
State Alabama
County Marion
Elevation 607 ft (185 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205

Pull Tight is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Alabama, United States.[1]

It is unclear why the name "Pull Tight" was applied to this community. The name may be commendatory, as local residents "pull tight" (i.e. helped one another).[2] Pull Tight has been frequently noted on lists of unusual place names.[3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pull Tight, Alabama
  2. Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
  3. Thompson, George E. (2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 3.
  4. Duncan, Andy (2005). Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Globe Pequot. pp. xii.


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