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Vocation, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°15′51″N 87°25′58″W / 31.26417°N 87.43278°W / 31.26417; -87.43278
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Monroe
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	251
GNIS feature ID	128475

Vocation is an unincorporated area in Monroe County, Alabama, United States.

History

A post office called Vocation was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1932. The origin of the name "Vocation" is obscure.

References

1. "Vocation". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Monroeville
City	Monroeville
Towns	Beatrice Excel Frisco City Vredenburgh
CDPs	Megargel Peterman Uriah
Unincorporated communities	Buena Vista Burnt Corn Finchburg Franklin Goodway Hybart Manistee Mexia Natchez Old Salem Old Texas Perdue Hill River Ridge Scratch Ankle Tunnel Springs Vocation Wainwright
Ghost town	Claiborne Nadawah
Indian reservation	Poarch Creek Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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