Pine Flat, Alabama

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Pine Flat, Alabama
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Pine Flat, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°50′21″N86°53′22″W / 31.83917°N 86.88944°W / 31.83917; -86.88944 Coordinates: 31°50′21″N86°53′22″W / 31.83917°N 86.88944°W / 31.83917; -86.88944
Country United States
State Alabama
County Butler
Elevation
210 ft (60 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID155363 [1]

Pine Flat, also known as Dogwood Flat, is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama, United States, located on Alabama State Route 10.

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History

Pine Flat was originally known as Dogwood Flat, and was one of the first areas settled in Butler County. [2]

A post office operated under the name Pine Flat from 1894 to 1907. [3]

Fort Bibb was located in Pine Flat and was built around the house of James Saffold. [4]

The William Carter Home (Pine Flat Plantation) and Pine Flat Methodist Church are listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. [5]

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References

  1. "Pine Flat". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 John Buckner Little (1885). History of Butler County, Alabama, 1815 to 1885. J. G. Little, Jr. pp. 71–4.
  3. "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. "The Butler Massacre/Fort Bibb". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage as of August 20, 2018" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 October 2020.