Perryville, Alabama

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Perryville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Perryville, Alabama is located in Alabama
Perryville, Alabama
Perryville, Alabama
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Country United States
State Alabama
County Perry
Elevation 394 ft (120 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 334
GNIS feature ID 160364[1]

Perryville is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.

History

Perryville is most likely named after Perry County, which in turn is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[2] A post office operated under the name Perryville from 1839 to 1954.[3] In 1846, the Perryville schoolhouse was built on land sold by Exum Melton.[4]

References

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