Palmetto, Alabama

Palmetto is an unincorporated community in northeastern Pickens County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Palmetto, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Palmetto, Alabama Palmetto, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°58′40″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Pickens
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	35481
Area code(s)	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	124391[1]

History

Palmetto was named for Palmetto, another unincorporated community in South Carolina.[2][3] A post office operated under the name Palmetto from 1853 to 1905.[4]

Transportation

The community is served by an Alabama state highway and two Pickens County roads:[5][6]

• SR 17 (Alabama State Route 17) – north to Kennedy and State Route 96 (in Lamar County) and south to Reform
• CR 3 (Pickens County Road 3/Old Pickens Road) – south to Reform and SR 17
• CR 59 (Pickens County Road 59) – northeast to Pickens County Road 51 and Ashcraft Corner[7] (in Fayette County)

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto
3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
4. "Pickens County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
5. Google (13 Oct 2019). "Palmetto, Alabama 35481" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 Oct 2019.
6. "Lamar County Highway Functional Classification System" (PDF) (Map). dot.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Transportation. 23 Apr 2014. Retrieved 13 Oct 2019.
7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashcraft Corner