Garland, Alabama

Garland is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama, United States, located 6 miles (9.7 km) west of McKenzie.

Garland, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°33′24″N 86°49′24″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Butler
Elevation	210 ft (60 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	118835[1]

History

The community was named in 1831 for W. P. Garland, who was one of the chief engineers on the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad.^[2] At one time, Garland had a hotel, saw mill, drug store, shoe shop, school, and five general stores.^[3] Garland was formerly home to a Masonic lodge, Garland Lodge No. 684.^[4] A post office operated under the name Garland from 1860 to 1975.^[5]

Notable people

• Earnie Shavers, former professional boxer^[6]
• Hank Williams, singer-songwriter. Hank and his family lived with his maternal grandmother in Garland for a short time.^[7]

References

1. "Garland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
3. "The history of Butler County, Alabama, from 1815 to 1885". Archive.org. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
4. Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Jurisdiction of Alabama, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons: Annual Communication. The Lodge. 1908. p. 104.
5. "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
6. John Grasso (November 14, 2013). Historical Dictionary of Boxing. Scarecrow Press. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-8108-7867-9.
7. Susan Masino (April 1, 2011). Family Tradition - Three Generations of Hank Williams. Backbeat Books. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-61713-107-3.