Lawrenceville, Alabama

Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Alabama, United States. Lawrenceville is located off U.S. Route 431, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of Abbeville.

Lawrenceville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°39′28″N 85°16′09″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Henry
Elevation	528 ft (161 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	334
GNIS feature ID	121437[1]

History

Lawrenceville is named in honor of Joseph Lawrence, who served as the community's first postmaster. He also donated the land for the Lawrenceville Male and Female Academy.[2] A post office operated under the name Lawrenceville from 1849 to 1905.[3] The Lawrenceville Academy was incorporated by the Alabama Legislature on January 22, 1858, even though records show it was in operation prior to 1830. The Academy closed during the Civil War and closed permanently in 1888.[4]

Despite some of the opposition to the Compromise of 1850, there was a rally held in Lawrenceville to support its adoption.[5]

Notable person

• William C. Oates, 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War. Attended the Lawrenceville Academy, where he studied law.[6]

References

1. "Lawrenceville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
3. "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
4. Smith, Larry. "Lawrenceville, Alabama". AlGenWeb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
5. David Williams (15 March 2011). Rich Man's War: Class, Caste, and Confederate Defeat in the Lower Chattahoochee Valley. University of Georgia Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-8203-4079-1.
6. Samuel L. Webb; Margaret E. Armbrester (31 August 2014). Alabama Governors: A Political History of the State. University of Alabama Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-8173-1843-7.