Official Name: | Pletcher, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Alabama |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 32.7028°N -86.785°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Chilton |
Elevation Ft: | 443 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 205, 659 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 125065 |
Pletcher, also known as Brookson, is an unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama, United States.
The community was originally known as Brookson in honor of A. M. Brookson, who helped with the construction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The name was then changed to Pletcher in honor of a Mr. E. Pletcher, who operated a local sawmill.[1]
A post office operated under the name Pletcher from 1898 to 1956.[2]