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Newtonville, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°32′43″N 87°48′05″W / 33.54528°N 87.80139°W / 33.54528; -87.80139
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Newtonville, Alabama
Newtonville is located in Alabama
Newtonville
Newtonville
Location in Alabama
Coordinates: 33°32′43″N 87°48′05″W / 33.54528°N 87.80139°W / 33.54528; -87.80139
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyFayette
Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID123935[1]

Newtonville is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. Newtonville is located on Alabama State Route 171, 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south of Fayette.

History

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The community is named after E. B. Newton, an early settler of the area.[2] A post office operated under the name Newtonville from 1850 to 1940.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Newtonville". 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. 102. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.