Perryville, Alabama

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Perryville, Alabama
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Perryville, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°37′00″N87°06′51″W / 32.61667°N 87.11417°W / 32.61667; -87.11417 Coordinates: 32°37′00″N87°06′51″W / 32.61667°N 87.11417°W / 32.61667; -87.11417
Country United States
State Alabama
County Perry
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 334
GNIS feature ID160364 [1]

Perryville is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.

History

Perryville is most likely named after Perry County, which in turn is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. [2] A post office operated under the name Perryville from 1839 to 1954. [3] In 1846, the Perryville schoolhouse was built on land sold by Exum Melton. [4]

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References

  1. "Perryville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 109. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. Flora D. England (1 June 2009). Alabama Notes. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 4. ISBN   978-0-8063-0750-3.