Gorgas, Alabama

Gorgas, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Gorgas is located in Alabama
Gorgas
Gorgas
Gorgas is located in the United States
Gorgas
Gorgas
Coordinates: 33°38′57″N 87°12′29″W / 33.64917°N 87.20806°W / 33.64917; -87.20806
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa, Walker
Elevation
495 ft (151 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID119178[1]

Gorgas is a settlement in Walker and Tuscaloosa counties, Alabama, United States. It is named, via a former school in the area, after William Crawford Gorgas.[2]

  1. ^ "Gorgas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Harris, Stuart W. (1982). Alabama Place-names. Strode Publishers. p. 75. Retrieved December 2, 2020.