McEntyre, Alabama explained

Official Name:McEntyre, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Alabama
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:31.8086°N -87.9656°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Clarke
Elevation Ft:236
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:251
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:156686

McEntyre is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States, also referred to as Bedsole, Mitcham Beat and New Prospect.[1]

It has been described as "Clarke County's Criminal Colony."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Burrage, Joyce White. Clarke County. 1998. Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, South Carolina. 9780738568713. 128. 2016-10-12. 2014-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140709032817/http://books.google.com/books?id=4ND_HEDwDLwC&lpg=PP1&vq=Failetown&dq=%22Failetown%2C%20Alabama%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&pg=PA7. live.
  2. News: Windham. Ben. SOUTHERN LIGHTS: Violent gang's disenchantment resonates today. 10 February 2017. Tuscaloosa News. 9 October 2011. 11 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080938/http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/opinion/20111009/southern-lights-violent-gangs-disenchantment-resonates-today. live.