Yellow Pine, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
31°24′21″N 88°25′47″W / 31.40583°N 88.42972°W / 31.40583; -88.42972CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyWashingtonElevation
239 ft (73 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code251GNIS feature ID155314[1]

Yellow Pine is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is the westernmost settlement in the state of Alabama.[2] The elevation is 239 feet.

A post office operated under the name Yellow Pine from 1888 to 1983.[3]

The E. W. Gates Lumber Company operated a sawmill in Yellow Pine. The company also constructed a railroad, the Washington & Choctaw Railroad, to transport lumber.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Yellow Pine, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "EXTREME SETTLEMENTS: A COMPREHENSIVE LIST". Weekend Roady. May 2, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Howe, Tony. "Washington & Choctaw Railroad". Mississippi Rails.

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