Pinckneyville, also spelled as Pinkneyville, is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama, United States.

Pinckneyville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°06′24″N 85°57′33″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Clay
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	156888[1]

History

Pinckneyville was named in honor of Thomas Pinckney. At one point, Pinckneyville was home to two churches, a general store, two grist mills, and a cotton gin. A group of men from Pinckneyville were mustered into Hilliard's Legion.[2] A post office operated under the name Pinckneyville from 1840 to 1903.[3]

A type of granodiorite known as Pinckneyville granite is found in the area and named for Pinckneyville.[4]

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