Hightogy, also known as Ridge Beat or Simmon Town, is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Lamar County,

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, United States. Hightogy is located along

Alabama State Route 17 State Route 17 (SR 17) is a major north-to-south highway within the U.S. state of Alabama. Covering , it travels the length of the state between US 90 in Mobile and SR 13 at the Tennessee state line, north of Zip City. Between Mobil ...

, south-southeast of Vernon.

History

The community's name is possibly a compound word derived from ''high'' and the

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman Conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English pe ...

word ''tor'', which means "high, craggy hill". A post office operated under the name Hightogy from 1890 to 1909.

References

Unincorporated communities in Lamar County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{LamarCountyAL-geo-stub