Pinckneyville, Alabama

Pinckneyville, also spelled as Pinkneyville, is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama, United States.

Pinckneyville, Alabama
Pinckneyville, Alabama
Pinckneyville, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°06′24″N 85°57′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyClay
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID156888[1]

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

  1. "Pinckneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. East, Don. A Historical Analysis of the Creek Indian Hillabee Towns. iUniverse, Inc. pp. 130–3. ISBN 978-1-4401-0163-2.
  3. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States: A-L. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1938. p. 1661.


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