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Welcome to Palmetto ...

Palmetto is located in Pickens County<1>.


The location of Palmetto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmetto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Palmetto is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Palmetto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Palmetto: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Palmetto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Palmetto - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmetto.

Communities near Palmetto ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palmetto.

  • Fayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <5>
  • Reform
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <5>
  • Millport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Millport is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <5>
  • Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Kennedy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Belk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Ethelsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Ashcraft Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
    • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Coal Fire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Fire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
    • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Palmetto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmetto.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palmetto. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmetto.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmetto. See our Newspapers Page for Palmetto.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto ...

Looking for more information about Palmetto? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Palmetto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palmetto.

Adding Palmetto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmetto in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Palmetto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Palmetto post office opened in 1853.

We also found Palmetto in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmetto.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmetto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmetto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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