Society Hill, Alabama | |
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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.
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]