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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Clintonville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Clintonville, Alabama is located in AlabamaClintonville, AlabamaClintonville, AlabamaShow map of AlabamaClintonville, Alabama is located in the United StatesClintonville, AlabamaClintonville, AlabamaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°24′26″N 85°53′39″W / 31.40722°N 85.89417°W / 31.40722; -85.89417
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCoffee
Elevation436 ft (133 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID116274

Clintonville, also known as Indigo Head, is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. Clintonville is located at the junction of Alabama State Route 51 and Alabama State Route 122, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of New Brockton.

History

The community was originally called Indigo Head, due to the indigo plants in the area. The name was later changed to Clintonville, in honor of the local Clinton family. A post office operated under the name Clintonville from 1860 to 1921.

The Clintonville Male and Female Academy operated as the first school in Coffee County to teach beyond the sixth grade. The Alabama Legislature chartered the school on January 11, 1860, and repealed the charter on March 28, 1873.

Company F (known as "The Covington and Coffee Grays") of the 33rd Regiment Alabama Infantry was organized at Clintonville in March 1862 by Captain Daniel Horn. A portion of the 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry also came from Clintonville.

References

  1. "Clintonville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 36. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Coffee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. "Coffee Historical Markers". Alabamahistory.net. Alabama Historical Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. Alabama (1873). Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. J. Boardman. pp. 477.
  6. L. B. Williams (1998). A Revised History of the 33rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Cleburne's Elite Division, Army of Tennessee, 1862-1865. Auburn University Printing Service. p. 324.
  7. James P. Faust (October 29, 2014). The Fighting Fifteenth Alabama Infantry: A Civil War History and Roster. McFarland. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7864-9612-9.
Municipalities and communities of Coffee County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Elba
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