Palmetto, Alabama

Palmetto, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Palmetto, Alabama
Palmetto, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°58′40″W / 33.48389°N 87.97778°W / 33.48389; -87.97778Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°58′40″W / 33.48389°N 87.97778°W / 33.48389; -87.97778
Country United States
State Alabama
County Pickens
Elevation 361 ft (110 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 124391[1]

Palmetto is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama, United States.

History

Palmetto was named for Palmetto, South Carolina.[2] A post office operated under the name Palmetto from 1853 to 1905.[3]

References

  1. "Palmetto". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Pickens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 July 2015.


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