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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Smuteye, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Smut Eye GrocerySmut Eye Grocery
Smuteye, Alabama is located in AlabamaSmuteye, AlabamaSmuteye, AlabamaShow map of AlabamaSmuteye, Alabama is located in the United StatesSmuteye, AlabamaSmuteye, AlabamaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°58′41″N 85°39′01″W / 31.97806°N 85.65028°W / 31.97806; -85.65028
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBullock
Elevation466 ft (142 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code36005
Area code334
GNIS feature ID157081
A sign depicting the potential future home of the community's volunteer fire department.

Smuteye or Smut Eye is an unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama, United States, located northeast of Perote.

Smuteye is located in ZIP code 36061, but residents now use a mailing address in Banks: 36005.

Smuteye Pond and Smuteye Lake are located north of Smuteye and south of Aberfoil.

Name

According to one account, the community received its name when the local men would spend all day socializing at its blacksmith shop and return home covered in soot. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

Cultural References

The last three chapters of Percival Everett's novel, I Am Not Sidney Poitier are set in Smuteye.

References

  1. "Smuteye". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 1. ISBN 9780486483603.
  3. Duncan, Andy (2005). Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Globe Pequot. pp. xii. ISBN 9780762730889.
  4. Percival Everett, I Am Not Sidney Poitier: A Novel. Minneapolis: Graywolf, 2009.
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