Whitney, Alabama

Whitney, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Whitney, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°52′04″N 86°17′29″W / 33.86778°N 86.29139°W / 33.86778; -86.29139Coordinates: 33°52′04″N 86°17′29″W / 33.86778°N 86.29139°W / 33.86778; -86.29139
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	St. Clair
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	205
GNIS feature ID	164909^[1]

Whitney is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States.

History

Whitney was named for Charles Whitney, a member of the Alabama Legislature following the Civil War.^[2] A post office was established under the name Whitney in 1875 and was in operation until 1967.^[3]

References

↑ "Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "St. Clair". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

Municipalities and communities of St. Clair County, Alabama, United States

County seats: Ashville and Pell City

Cities	Ashville Leeds‡ Moody Pell City Springville Trussville‡

Towns	Argo‡ Branchville Margaret Odenville Ragland Riverside Steele Vincent‡

Unincorporated communities	Acmar Cooks Springs Cropwell Hill Number 1 New London Pinedale Shores Wattsville Whitney

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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