Eastaboga is an
unincorporated community
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on the border of
Talladega and
Calhoun
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counties in the
U.S. state
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of
Alabama
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. It was previously called McFall, named for a settling family in the 1850s, and incorporated in 1898, only to be disincorporated in 1901. The original community of Eastaboga was to the south and became known as
Old Eastaboga after McFall's name was changed to Eastaboga.
Eastaboga (historically Estaboga) means "where the people reside" in
Muscogee
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, a Native American language.
Geography
Eastaboga is located in the northern part of Talladega County on the border with Calhoun County. The city is located along
U.S. Route 78
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about north of
Interstate 20
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, which runs west to east south of the community, with access from exit 173. Via I-20,
Birmingham
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is west, and
Atlanta
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is east. The largest city of over 20,000 people in the area is
Anniston, which is east via I-20 or US 78.
Demographics
The present unincorporated community of Eastaboga was listed as the incorporated town of McFall on the 1900 census and had 820 residents. Of that, a majority, 482, lived on the Talladega County side, and 338 lived on the Calhoun County side. It was disincorporated after just 3 years in 1901 and the post office closed under that name in 1906.
[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalplaces/text/TalladegaText.pdf ] At some point on, it was renamed Eastaboga (while the nearby community to the south of the same name became "Old Eastaboga").
Notable people
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Howie Camp
Howard Lee (Red) Camp (July 1, 1893 – May 8, 1960) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played in five games for the New York Yankees. Camp had six hits in 21 at-bats, with one double. He batted left and threw right-handed.
Ca ...
, former
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
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for the
New York Yankees
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Johnny Ray, NASCAR driver
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Kevin Ray, NASCAR driver
See also
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Old Eastaboga, Alabama
References
Unincorporated communities in Calhoun County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama
Alabama placenames of Native American origin
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