Shreve, also known as Rat, 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 Conecuh County,

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, United States.

History

Shreve is most likely named after a local family. A post office operated under the name Shreve from 1901 to 1933.

References

Unincorporated communities in Conecuh County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{ConecuhCountyAL-geo-stub