Pinckneyville, Alabama
Pinckneyville, also spelled as Pinkneyville, is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama, United States.
Pinckneyville, Alabama | |
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  Pinckneyville, Alabama  Pinckneyville, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°06′24″N 85°57′33″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] |
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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