Society Hill, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Society Hill, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Society Hill
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alabama##Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Macon
Elevation Ft:469
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:32.4267°N -85.4453°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:155245

Society Hill is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community is likely named after Society Hill, South Carolina.[1] Society Hill was once home to the Society Hill High School.[2]

A post office operated under the name Society Hill from 1837 to 1914.[3]

James Torbert served as the first postmaster of Society Hill.[4] Torbert's grandson, Clement Clay Torbert, was born in Society Hill but moved to Opelika to operate a store and bank.[5] Clement Clay's grandson, C. C. Torbert Jr., served as the twenty-fifth Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1977 through 1989.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 129 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. 1858. J. Boardman. 98.
  3. Web site: Macon County . Jim Forte Postal History . 5 April 2020.
  4. Book: The Alabama Review. 1948. University of Alabama Press for Alabama Historical Association.. 227.
  5. Book: Joel Campbell DuBose. Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical. 1904. Southern historical assoc.. 197.
  6. Web site: Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert, Jr. . Alabama Department of Archives and History . 5 April 2020.