Palmetto, Alabama Explained

Official Name:	Palmetto, Alabama
Pushpin Map:	Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Alabama
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Pickens
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	361
Coordinates:	33.4839°N -87.9778°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Code
Postal Code:	35481
Area Code:	205, 659
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	124391

Palmetto is an unincorporated community in northeastern Pickens County, Alabama, United States.

History

Palmetto was named for Palmetto, another unincorporated community in South Carolina.^[1] A post office operated under the name Palmetto from 1853 to 1905.^[2]

Transportation

The community is served by an Alabama state highway and two Pickens County roads:^[3]

•   - north to Kennedy and State Route 96 (in Lamar County) and south to Reform
•   - south to Reform and SR 17
•   - northeast to Pickens County Road 51 and Ashcraft Corner (in Fayette County)

Notes and References

1. Book: Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. The University of Alabama Press. Tuscaloosa, Alabama . 107. 1989. 0-8173-0410-X.
2. Web site: Pickens County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 July 2015.
3. Lamar County Highway Functional Classification System. dot.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Transportation. 23 Apr 2014. 13 Oct 2019.