Pikeville, Jackson County, Alabama

This article is about the unincorporated community in Jackson County, for the ghost town in Marion County see Pikeville, Marion County, Alabama
Pikeville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Pikeville, Alabama

Location in Alabama.

Coordinates: 34°44′37″N 86°02′19″W / 34.74361°N 86.03861°W / 34.74361; -86.03861
Country United States
State Alabama
County Jackson
Elevation 630 ft (190 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 256
GNIS feature ID 156886[1]

Pikeville is an unincorporated community in northern Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Pikeville is named for the fact that the community was located at the head of a turnpike.[2]

Places to Go

This unincorporated community is home to the Pikeville Store.

References

  1. "Pikeville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 111. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
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