Perryville is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.
Perryville, Alabama | |
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  Perryville, Alabama  Perryville, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°37′00″N 87°06′51″W / 32.61667°N 87.11417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Perry |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 160364[1] |
History
editPerryville is most likely named after Perry County, which in turn is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[2] A post office operated under the name Perryville from 1839 to 1954.[3] In 1846, the Perryville schoolhouse was built on land sold by Exum Melton.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Perryville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ Flora D. England (June 1, 2009). Alabama Notes. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8063-0750-3.
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