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Shottsville is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Alabama, located 15 miles northwest of Hamilton.

Shottsville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Shottsville
Shottsville
Coordinates: 34°15′39″N 88°07′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarion
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID126823[1]

History


Shottsville is named for Lovid McCindry Shotts (b. 1818), who settled in the area in 1839 and who became the town's first postmaster in 1874.[2] The post office operated under the name Shottsville from 1874 to 1905.[3] Prior to being given the name Shottsville, the town was known locally by the name "Stone Town," so-called for the large number of residents in the region who bore the surname Stone.[2]


References


  1. "Shottsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. The Heritage of Marion County, Alabama (2 ed.). Clanton, Al.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, County Heritage, & The Marion County Heritage. 2000. p. 19. ISBN 1-891647-28-8.
  3. "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 November 2015.





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