Estillfork, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Estillfork, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Estillfork
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:705
Coordinates:34.91°N -86.1706°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:35745
Area Code:256 & 938
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:156322

Estillfork is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. It is located in a rugged area at the head of the Paint Rock Valley in northern Jackson County. Just south of the community, the stream with which it shares its name, Estill Fork, joins Hurricane Creek to form the Paint Rock River. The Cumberland Plateau rises immediately to the east, and the Alabama-Tennessee state line passes a few miles to the north.

Estillfork has a post office with ZIP code 35745.[1] [2] The community and stream were named for early settlers in the area.[3] Prince's General Merchandise, a general store which once served Estillfork, was established by Pete Prince in the early 1940s.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. June 4, 2013. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Virginia Foscue, Place Names in Alabama (University of Alabama Press, 1989), p. 53.
  4. Kay Campbell, "Paint Rock Valley's Rolling Store Moving Heritage Tomato Seedlings to Alabama's Appalachian Counties," AL.com, 11 May 2013.