Palmetto, Alabama

Palmetto, Alabama
Palmetto, Alabama
Unincorporated community
	Palmetto, Alabama Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°58′40″W / 33.48389°N 87.97778°WCoordinates: 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

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

History[]

Palmetto was named for , 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]

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 ^[7] (in Fayette County)

References[]

^ ^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 30 July 2015.
^ Google (13 Oct 2019). "Palmetto, Alabama 35481" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 Oct 2019.
^ "Lamar County Highway Functional Classification System" (PDF) (Map). dot.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Transportation. 23 Apr 2014. Retrieved 13 Oct 2019.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashcraft Corner

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[gnis-1] 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 30 July 2015.

[5] Google (13 Oct 2019). "Palmetto, Alabama 35481" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 Oct 2019.

[6] "Lamar County Highway Functional Classification System" (PDF) (Map). dot.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Transportation. 23 Apr 2014. Retrieved 13 Oct 2019.

[7] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashcraft Corner

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v t Municipalities and communities of Pickens County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Carrollton
Cities	Aliceville Reform
Towns	Carrollton Ethelsville Gordo McMullen Memphis Pickensville
CDP	Macedonia
Unincorporated communities	Beards Mill Benevola Coal Fire Cochrane Dancy Lubbub McShan Olney Palmetto Sapps Vienna Zion
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Palmetto, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Palmetto, Alabama Palmetto, Alabama Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°58′40″W / 33.48389°N 87.97778°W / 33.48389; -87.97778Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°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 ID	124391^[1]