Plantersville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Dallas County Dallas County may refer to: Places in the USA: * Dallas County, Alabama, founded in 1818, the first county in the United States by that name * Dallas County, Arkansas * Dallas County, Iowa * Dallas County, Missouri * Dallas County, Texas, the nin ...

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

, United States. It lies near the county's border with Autauga and Chilton counties. Plantersville was named for the local

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

planters and

plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The ...

s. The town is home to

Dallas County High School Dallas County High School is a public high school in Plantersville, Alabama, United States. Building history In the late 19th century Plantersville had its own college, founded by and chartered under John L. Dodson LL.D., who had formerly been ...

and J. E. Terry Elementary School.

History

The original name of the town was Corinth. The post office was established in 1867. After the Civil War

Battle of Ebenezer Church The Battle of Ebenezer Church was a battle that was fought in Stanton, Alabama near Plantersville, Alabama between Union Army cavalry under Brigadier General and Brevet Major General of volunteers James H. Wilson and Confederate States Army ...

(April 1, 1865), Union troops burned the railroad depot at Plantersville and a cotton warehouse. Maj. Gen.

James H. Wilson James Harrison Wilson (September 2, 1837 – February 23, 1925) was a United States Army topographic engineer and a Union Army Major General in the American Civil War. He served as an aide to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan during the Maryland Camp ...

's troops spent the night camped in Plantersville, then on to the

Battle of Selma The Battle of Selma, Alabama (April 2, 1865), formed part of the Union campaign through Alabama and Georgia, known as Wilson's Raid, in the final full month of the American Civil War. Union Army forces under Major General James H. Wilson, tot ...

the next day. Provisional governor Lewis E. Parsons, later describing the horrors of the war, said that "indeed, after three weeks had elapsed, it was with difficulty you could travel the road from Plantersville to that city (i.e.

Selma Selma may refer to: Places *Selma, Algeria *Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada *Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons United States: *Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches *Selma, Arkansas *Selma, Cali ...

), so offensive was the atmosphere, in consequence of decaying horses and mules that lay along the road-side. Every description of ruin, except the interred dead of the human family, met the eye. I witnessed it myself. The fact is, that no description can equal the reality." Pickering's Grocery Store has been replaced by a gas station and convenience store. Noodie's BBQ closed down due to Mr. Noodie retiring, but his sauce can still be purchased from many regional grocers.

References

Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Dallas County, Alabama Populated places established in 1867 {{DallasCountyAL-geo-stub