Perryville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Perryville, Alabama is located in Alabama
Perryville, Alabama
Perryville, Alabama
Perryville, Alabama is located in the United States
Perryville, Alabama
Perryville, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°37′00″N 87°06′51″W / 32.61667°N 87.11417°W / 32.61667; -87.11417
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPerry
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID160364[1]

Perryville is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.

History

Perryville is most likely named after Perry County, which in turn is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[2] A post office operated under the name Perryville from 1839 to 1954.[3] In 1846, the Perryville schoolhouse was built on land sold by Exum Melton.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Perryville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Flora D. England (June 1, 2009). Alabama Notes. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8063-0750-3.


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