| Rawlingsville, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Rawlingsville Location within Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 34°27′40″N85°41′55″W / 34.46111°N 85.69861°W Coordinates: 34°27′40″N85°41′55″W / 34.46111°N 85.69861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | DeKalb |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| GNIS feature ID | 155417 [1] |
Rawlingsville, also known as Crystal Lake or Hollemans Station, was the first county seat of DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It served as such from 1835 for a short time until the county seat was moved to Bootsville. [2] Rawlingsville was located within the boundaries of the present city of Fort Payne but has long since ceased to exist as a recognized community.
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is used in Canada, China, Romania, Taiwan and the United States. County towns have a similar function in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, and historically in Jamaica.
DeKalb County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 71,109. Its county seat is Fort Payne and it is named after Major General Baron Johan DeKalb.
Bootsville is a ghost town in the Sand Valley area of central DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It was located roughly five miles west-southwest of Fort Payne. This would place it near the present-day intersection of County Road 458 and County Road 461.
