Battens Crossroads, Alabama

Battens Crossroads, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°15′40″N 85°53′24″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Coffee
Elevation	344 ft (105 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	113572[1]

Battens Crossroads, also known as Union Academy, is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. Battens Crossroads is located along Alabama State Route 27, 13.9 miles (22.4 km) southeast of Elba.

History

The community is named after the Batten family, who lived in the area.^[2]

References

1. "Battens Crossroads". 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. 13. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.