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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Barrytown, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°50′15″N 88°15′10″W / 31.83750°N 88.25278°W / 31.83750; -88.25278
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyChoctaw
Elevation112 ft (34 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes205 and 659
GNIS feature ID157885

Barrytown, also known as Barryton or Mosely Store, is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.

History

The name Barrytown comes from the combination of the words barrel and town, as the area was known for the production of turpentine barrels. Barrytown served as the county seat of Washington County from 1842 to 1847 until Choctaw County was formed from parts of Washington and Sumter County. A post office operated in Barrytown from 1833 to 1914.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barrytown
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Choctaw County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
Municipalities and communities of Choctaw County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Butler
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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