Palmetto, Alabama

Palmetto, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Palmetto, Alabama is located in Alabama
Palmetto, Alabama
Palmetto, Alabama
Palmetto, Alabama is located in the United States
Palmetto, Alabama
Palmetto, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°58′40″W / 33.48389°N 87.97778°W / 33.48389; -87.97778
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
35481
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID124391[1]

Palmetto is an unincorporated community in northeastern Pickens County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

Palmetto was named for Palmetto, another unincorporated community in South Carolina.[2][3] A post office operated under the name Palmetto from 1853 to 1905.[4]

Transportation

The community is served by an Alabama state highway and two Pickens County roads:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
  3. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  4. ^ "Pickens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "Palmetto, Alabama 35481" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Lamar County Highway Functional Classification System" (PDF) (Map). dot.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Transportation. April 23, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashcraft Corner


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