Pikeville, Marion County, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Pikeville,
Marion County, Alabama
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Pikeville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Marion
Elevation Ft:702
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:34.0381°N -87.9511°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Area Code:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:156885

Pikeville is a ghost town in Marion County in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Pikeville served as the first permanent county seat of Marion County from 1820 to 1882. It was incorporated as a town on January 12, 1827.[1] The county courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1866, and was later rebuilt. John Dabney Terrell, Jr. served as Probate Judge for Marion County for over forty years. He and his family resided in Pikeville, until its demise. It is now a ghost town. However, the courthouse still stands along with the city cemetery, a civil war cemetery, a grave of an unknown War of 1812 soldier and remnants of General Jackson's Military Road.

A post office operated under the name Pikeville from 1824 to 1907.[2]

Demographics

Pikeville appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census, shortly before it lost its title as Marion County seat. It was recorded as having 57 residents. This was the only time it appeared as a separate community on the census.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/acts_and_journals/1826/acts/Acts_91-102.html AN ACT to incorporate the town of Pikeville.
  2. Web site: Marion County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 January 2015.