Rocky Mountain Horses for Sale near Arab, AL

About Arab, AL

What is now Arab was by established Stephen Tuttle Thompson in the 1840s, and was originally known as Thompson's Village. The current name of the town was an unintentional misspelling by the U.S. Postal Service in 1882 of the city's intended name, taken from Arad Thompson, the son of the town founder, who had applied for a post office that year. "Arad" was one of three names sent to the Postal Service for consideration, the others being "Ink" and "Bird". Arab has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.