Montrose, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Montrose, Alabama

Unincorporated community

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Montrose, Alabama

Location within the state of Alabama

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Montrose, Alabama

Montrose, Alabama (the United States)

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Coordinates: 30°33′54″N 87°53′38″W﻿ / ﻿30.56500°N 87.89389°W﻿ / 30.56500; -87.89389
Country| United States
State| Alabama
County| Baldwin
Elevation

| 102 ft (31 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

36559

Area code| 251
GNIS feature ID| 152365[1]

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 is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley 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

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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]

## Notable people

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* Miller Reese Hutchison (1876–1944), electrical engineer and inventor credited with developing some of the first portable electric devices, such as the vehicle horn and hearing aid.
* Eric Yelding, former Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs.

## See also

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* Eastern Shore

## References

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1. ^ a b 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 January 7, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Baldwin County, Alabama, United States

County seat: Bay Minette

Cities|

* Bay Minette
* Daphne
* Fairhope
* Foley
* Gulf Shores
* Orange Beach
* Robertsdale
* Spanish Fort

Map of Alabama highlighting Baldwin County

Towns|

* Elberta
* Loxley
* Magnolia Springs
* Perdido Beach
* Silverhill
* Summerdale

CDPs|

* Bon Secour
* Lillian
* Perdido
* Point Clear
* Stapleton
* Stockton

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Barnwell
* Battles Wharf
* Belforest
* Blacksher
* Bromley
* Carpenter's Station
* Clay City
* Crossroads
* Elsanor
* Fort Morgan
* Gasque
* Gateswood
* Hurricane
* Josephine
* Latham
* Little River
* Malbis
* Marlow
* Miflin
* Montrose
* Oak
* Ono Island
* Oyster Bay
* Pine Grove
* Rabun
* Seacliff
* Seminole
* Tensaw

Ghost town|

* Blakeley
* Belle Fontaine

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* VIAF

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* United States
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX

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