Winterboro, Alabama

Winterboro, also spelled Winterborough, is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

Winterboro, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Morriss-Holmes House, taken in 1937 as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey
Winterboro, Alabama
Winterboro, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°19′17″N 86°11′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTalladega
Elevation
509 ft (155 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID129128[1]

History

The state of Alabama incorporated the Central Plank Road on January 30, 1850. It was planned to run from Montgomery to Guntersville via Talladega.[2] Joseph Winter planned the road, but the people of Talladega did not give him their expected financial support. As a consequence, Winter ended the plank road at Winterboro and named the settlement for himself.[3] A post office called Winterboro was established in 1853 and remained in operation until 1875.[4] During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps cleared brush from pastures around Winterboro.[5] Today, Winterboro is at the junction of Alabama State Route 21 and Alabama State Route 76.

One structure in Winterboro, the Winterboro Stagecoach Inn, is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.

Geography

Winterboro is located in the east central part of the state at 33° 19′ 17″ N, 86° 11′ 49″ W (33.321389 N, -86.196944 W).[6] Alabama State Routes 21 and 76 meet in the community, with AL-21 leading northeast 10 mi (16 km) to Talladega, the county seat, and southwest 11 mi (18 km) to Sylacauga. AL-76 connects the community with Childersburg, 10 mi (16 km) to the southwest.

References
  1. "Winterboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Mallory, James (30 March 1997). "Fear God and Walk Humbly": The Agricultural Journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877 - James Mallory - Google Books. ISBN 9780817308322. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  4. "Talladega County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. The Civilian Conservation Corps in Alabama, 1933-1942: A Great and Lasting Good - Robert Pasquill - Google Books. University of Alabama Press. 5 August 2008. ISBN 9780817354954. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  6. https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Winterboro,_Alabama&params=33_19_17_N_86_11_49_W_region:US-AL_type:city


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.