Palmetto is an unincorporated community in northeastern Pickens County, Alabama, United States.[1]
Palmetto, Alabama | |
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  Palmetto, Alabama  Palmetto, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°58′40″W / 33.48389°N 87.97778°W | |
| 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 ID | 124391[1] |
History edit
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 edit
The community is served by an Alabama state highway and two Pickens County roads:[5][6]
SR 17 (Alabama State Route 17) – north to Kennedy and State Route 96 (in Lamar County) and south to Reform
CR 3 (Pickens County Road 3/Old Pickens Road) – south to Reform and SR 17
CR 59 (Pickens County Road 59) – northeast to Pickens County Road 51 and Ashcraft Corner[7] (in Fayette County)
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Pickens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Google (October 13, 2019). "Palmetto, Alabama 35481" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Lamar County Highway Functional Classification System" (PDF) (Map). dot.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Transportation. April 23, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashcraft Corner
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