Sprott, Alabama

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Sprott, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Location of Sprott in Alabama
Coordinates: 32°40′36″N 87°13′17″W / 32.67667°N 87.22139°W / 32.67667; -87.22139Coordinates: 32°40′36″N 87°13′17″W / 32.67667°N 87.22139°W / 32.67667; -87.22139
Country United States
State Alabama
County Perry
Government
 • Last Known Mayor Laurance Flemming Sr 1987
Elevation[1] 177 ft (54 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 36756
Area code(s) 334
FIPS code 01-01105
GNIS feature ID 160662[1]
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Sprott is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. It is located at the intersection of Alabama Highways 14, and 183, northeast of Marion.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sprott, Alabama. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
  2. ↑ "Sprott AL". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 
Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Alabama, United States
Cities
Unincorporated
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Sprott was the nearby community of the Ricketts, Woods, and Gudger families, made famous (infamous?) in the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee with photographs by Walker Evans, one of which photos shows Sprott circa 1938-39.

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