Pine Flat, Alabama

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Pine Flat, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Pine Flat, Alabama is located in Alabama
Pine Flat, Alabama
Pine Flat, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°50′21″N 86°53′22″W / 31.83917°N 86.88944°W / 31.83917; -86.88944Coordinates: 31°50′21″N 86°53′22″W / 31.83917°N 86.88944°W / 31.83917; -86.88944
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyButler
Elevation
210 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)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.

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]

Notable person[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pine Flat". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ a b 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.


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