Bertha, Alabama

Bertha, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°32′29″N 85°25′41″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Dale
Elevation	466 ft (142 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36353 (South Bertha) and 36374 (North Bertha)
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	113974[1]

Bertha is an unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama, United States.

History

Bertha is likely named in honor of the daughter of the post master.^[2] A post office operated under the name Bertha from 1891 to 1904.^[3]

Bertha Pig Roast

Bertha is also the site of an annual food, music, and entertainment festival known as the "Bertha Pig Roast." Held each March, the event began as a small cookout in 1996, but it has grown into a weekend-long extravaganza featuring the local food, music, art, and history of the Bertha community.

References

1. "Bertha". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
3. "Dale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.