| Official Name: | Bankston, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alabama |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alabama |
| Pushpin Label: | Bankston |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
| Elevation Ft: | 358 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 33.6714°N -87.6714°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 35542[1] |
| Area Codes: | 205, 659 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 157884 |
Bankston (formerly, Bank's Tank, Bucksnort, and Byler) is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. Bankston is located on U.S. Route 43, 10.6miles east of Fayette.
The community was originally known as Byler, as the road it was built on was constructed by John Byler. A water tank was then constructed by the railroad in the community, and it became known as Bank's Tank in honor of one of the railroad engineers. Later, the name was changed to Bankston. The community was also known as Bucksnort.[2] A post office operated under the name Bucksnort from 1873 to 1894 and under the name Bankston thereafter.[3]