Official Name: | Barrytown, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Barrytown |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Choctaw |
Elevation Ft: | 112 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 31.8375°N -88.2528°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Area Codes: | 205 and 659 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 157885 |
Barrytown, also known as Barryton or Mosely Store, is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.
The name Barrytown comes from the combination of the words barrel and town, as the area was known for the production of turpentine barrels. Barrytown served as the county seat of Washington County from 1842 to 1847 until Choctaw County was formed from parts of Washington and Sumter County.[1] A post office operated in Barrytown from 1833 to 1914.[2]