Society Hill, Alabama
Society Hill, Alabama | |
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Society Hill Location in Alabama Society Hill Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′36″N 85°26′43″W / 32.42667°N 85.44528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Macon |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 155245[1] |
Society Hill is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Alabama, United States.
History
The community is likely named after Society Hill, South Carolina.[2] Society Hill was once home to the Society Hill High School.[3]
A post office operated under the name Society Hill from 1837 to 1914.[4]
James Torbert served as the first postmaster of Society Hill.[5] Torbert's grandson, Clement Clay Torbert, was born in Society Hill but moved to Opelika to operate a store and bank.[6] Clement Clay's grandson, C. C. Torbert Jr., served as the twenty-fifth Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1977 through 1989.[7]
References
- ^ "Society Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. J. Boardman. 1858. p. 98.
- ^ "Macon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ The Alabama Review. University of Alabama Press for Alabama Historical Association. 1948. p. 227.
- ^ Joel Campbell DuBose (1904). Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical. Southern historical assoc. p. 197.
- ^ "Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert, Jr". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2020.