Beaver Creek, Alabama
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Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community
in Marengo County
, Alabama
. Its name comes from the nearby Beaver Creek and the local church, Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Beaver Creek had a school at one time, but it was consolidated into Sweet Water High School
in the 1920s.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Marengo County
Marengo County, Alabama
Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. Its name comes from the nearby Beaver Creek and the local church, Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Beaver Creek had a school at one time, but it was consolidated into Sweet Water High School
Sweet Water High School
Sweet Water High School is a public high school that educates grades K–12 in the town of Sweet Water, Alabama, United States. It is operated by the Marengo County School System...
in the 1920s.