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

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

  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.


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