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Sawyerville, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, US

Unincorporated community in Alabama, US

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official_nameSawyerville, Alabama
settlement_typeUnincorporated community
pushpin_mapUSA Alabama#USA
pushpin_labelSawyerville
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_name1Alabama
subdivision_name2Hale
elevation_ft226
population_as_of2000
population_total795
timezoneCentral (CST)
utc_offset-6
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
timezone_DSTCDT
utc_offset_DST-5
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code36776
area_codes205, 659

Sawyerville, previously known as Sawyers Depot, is an unincorporated community in west-central Hale County, Alabama and is a part of the Tuscaloosa metropolitan area. It derives its name from the town's first post master. The community is rural and came to flourish due to its proximity to the railroad that once traveled through it. The community covers the historic area of the county once called Hollow Square and includes the abandoned town site of Erie, the former county seat of Greene County. It also includes the communities of Wedgeworth, Melton, Warrior Dam, and Mason Bend. The area was the site of several Pickens family plantations, most notably those of early Alabama governor, Israel Pickens, and his younger brother, Samuel Pickens. The Samuel Pickens homestead, Umbria Plantation, was destroyed by fire in 1971.

Tornadoes

On April 27, 2011 a destructive, long-tracked EF3 tornado passed to the northwest of town, causing damage to sparsely populated areas. It killed seven and injured at least 52 others along its path. On March 25, 2021, another long-tracked EF3 tornado passed southeast of town, destroying or heavily damaging numerous structures and trees. It injured 13 people along its track, which was the seventh longest track in state history. On February 3, 2022, an EF2 tornado caused heavy damage to the town, killing one person and injuring eight others.

Demographics

Based upon the census result of the year 2000 Sawyerville had a population of 795 residents with a population decrease to an estimated 500 by the year 2017. The area is composed of 88.5% African American, 11.1 Caucasian, 1.0 Hispanic, 0.4 mixed race and 0.1 other.

Notable residents

  • Charles McGruder, slave
  • Curtis Travis, member of the Alabama House of Representatives and born in Sawyerville

References

References

  1. [https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:3:140712642807943::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:155236%2CSawyerville U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System]
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  3. "Hollow Square".
  4. "Sawyerville-Alabama". City-Data.com.
  5. (August 23, 2011). "Sawyerville-Eoline (Greene, Hale and Bibb Counties) EF-3 Tornado April 27, 2011". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  6. National Climatic Data Center. (2011). "NCDC Storm Events Database". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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  9. "Storm Events Database March 24, 2021". National Centers for Environmental Information.
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  15. (April 6, 2021). "NWS Damage Survey for 03/25/21 Tornado Event - Update # 7". Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
  16. (February 5, 2022). "NWS Damage Survey for 02/03/22 Tornado Event Update#3". Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
  17. Matrana, Marc R.. (2009). "Lost Plantations of the South". University Press of Mississippi.
  18. "36776 - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder". [[American FactFinder]].
  19. "The Alabama Black McGruders".
  20. "CURTIS TRAVIS - ALABAMA HD72 - BIO".
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