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Pinckneyville, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°06′24″N 85°57′33″W / 33.10667°N 85.95917°W / 33.10667; -85.95917
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Pinckneyville, Alabama
Pinckneyville, Alabama is located in Alabama
Pinckneyville, Alabama
Pinckneyville, Alabama
Pinckneyville, Alabama is located in the United States
Pinckneyville, Alabama
Pinckneyville, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°06′24″N 85°57′33″W / 33.10667°N 85.95917°W / 33.10667; -85.95917
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]

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

History

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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

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  1. ^ "Pinckneyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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 February 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States: A-L. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1938. p. 1661.