Palmetto, Alabama

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Palmetto, Alabama
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Palmetto, Alabama
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Palmetto, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°29′02″N87°58′40″W / 33.48389°N 87.97778°W / 33.48389; -87.97778
Country United States
State Alabama
County Pickens
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
35481
Area code(s) 205, 659
GNIS feature ID124391 [1]

Palmetto is an unincorporated community in northeastern Pickens County, Alabama, United States. [1]

Contents

History

Palmetto was named for Palmetto, another unincorporated community in South Carolina. [2] [3] A post office operated under the name Palmetto from 1853 to 1905. [4]

Transportation

The community is served by an Alabama state highway and two Pickens County roads: [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
  3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press. p. 107. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  4. "Pickens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. Google (October 13, 2019). "Palmetto, Alabama 35481" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  6. "Lamar County Highway Functional Classification System" (PDF) (Map). dot.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Transportation. April 23, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashcraft Corner