Scratch Ankle 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 Monroe County,

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, United States, located northwest of Monroeville.

History

Scratch Ankle got its name from the fact that locals were often seen by railroad workers scratching their ankles due to excessive mosquito bites. It has been frequently noted on lists of

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References

Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{MonroeCountyAL-geo-stub