Seman is an unincorporated community located in Elmore County, Alabama, United States, located along Alabama State Route 9, 9.6 miles (15.4 km) north-northwest of Eclectic.
History
Seman is most likely named for the Seman family, who were early settlers of the area.[2] A post office operated under the name Seman from 1902 to 1968.[3]
Notable person
- James F. Blake, bus driver whom Rosa Parks defied in 1955, prompting the Montgomery bus boycott[4]
References
- ^ "Seman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Elmore County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ J. Mills Thornton (September 25, 2002). Dividing Lines: Municipal Politics and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma. University of Alabama Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-8173-1170-4.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |