Pinckneyville, Alabama
Pinckneyville, Alabama | |
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  Pinckneyville, Alabama  Pinckneyville, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°06′24″N 85°57′33″W / 33.10667°N 85.95917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clay |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 156888[1] |
Pinckneyville, also spelled as Pinkneyville, is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama, United States.
History
Pinckneyville was named in honor of Thomas Pinckney. At one point, Pinckneyville was home to two churches, a general store, two grist mills, and a cotton gin. A group of men from Pinckneyville were mustered into Hilliard's Legion.[2] A post office operated under the name Pinckneyville from 1840 to 1903.[3]
A type of granodiorite known as Pinckneyville granite is found in the area and named for Pinckneyville.[4]
References
- ^ "Pinckneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ East, Don. A Historical Analysis of the Creek Indian Hillabee Towns. iUniverse, Inc. pp. 130–3. ISBN 978-1-4401-0163-2.
- ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States: A-L. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1938. p. 1661.
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