Canton Bend, Alabama

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Canton Bend, Alabama
Canton Bend, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°03′12″N87°20′56″W / 32.05347°N 87.34888°W / 32.05347; -87.34888
Country United States
State Alabama
County Wilcox
Elevation
213 ft (65 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 334

Canton Bend, once known simply as Canton, is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. [1] Located on the south bank of the Alabama River, it served as the first county seat for Wilcox County from 1819 until its move to Camden in 1833. [2] It has several historic sites, including Youpon Plantation and the Tristram Bethea House. [3]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Wilcox County, Alabama U.S. county in Alabama

Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,670. Its county seat is Camden.

Alabama A state in the United States

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.

Geography

Canton Bend is located at 32°03′12″N87°20′56″W / 32.05347°N 87.34888°W / 32.05347; -87.34888 Coordinates: 32°03′12″N87°20′56″W / 32.05347°N 87.34888°W / 32.05347; -87.34888 and has an elevation of 213 feet (65 m). [1]

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Tristram Bethea House United States historic place

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Youpon Plantation human settlement in Alabama, United States of America

Youpon Plantation, originally known as Mimosa and also known as the Mathews-Tait-Rutherford House, is a historic antebellum plantation house and complex near Canton Bend, Alabama, United States. The three story Greek Revival-style plantation house was completed in 1848. It was extensively recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936 and 1937. It was named for the Yaupon holly trees that were once a prominent feature of the front grounds. Architectural historians at the Alabama Historical Commission consider it to be among the most notable of the "stately pillared houses" in Alabama.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canton Bend, Alabama
  2. "History of Wilcox County, Alabama". Wilcox Area Chamber of Commerce. Wilcox Area Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.