Place:McIntosh, Washington, Alabama, United States

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NameMcIntosh
Alt namesMcIntosh Bluffsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1013766
TypeTown
Coordinates31.266°N 88.031°W
Located inWashington, Alabama, United States
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McIntosh is a town located in Washington County, Alabama, United States along U.S. Route 43. It is south of Wagarville and north of Mobile. It was named for William McIntosh, a prominent Creek chief of the nineteenth century. The town was incorporated on April 7, 1970. The population as of the 2010 U.S. Census was 238, down from 244 in 2000.

The town and county have a high proportion of residents who are members of the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, a state-recognized tribe of people of the Muskogean-speaking language family. It has one site, Andrews Chapel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

McIntosh is near the site of Aaron Burr's arrest in 1807 while the area was part of the Mississippi Territory. He was captured by U.S. Army Lt. Edmund P. Gaines in the town of Wakefield, a few miles to the north, and then confined to Fort Stoddert. A historic marker has been placed to document this event.

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