Winterboro, also spelled Winterborough, 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 ...

Talladega County, Alabama Talladega County (pronounced Talla-dig-a) is a County (United States), county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama."ACES Winston County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpa ...

, United States.

History

The state of Alabama incorporated the Central

Plank Road A plank road is a road composed of wooden planks or puncheon logs. Plank roads were commonly found in the Canadian province of Ontario as well as the Northeast and Midwest of the United States in the first half of the 19th century. They were oft ...

on January 30, 1850. It was planned to run from Montgomery to Guntersville via Talladega. Joseph Winter planned the road, but the people of Talladega did not give him their expected financial support. As a consequence, Winter ended the plank road at Winterboro and named the settlement for himself. A post office called Winterboro was established in 1853 and remained in operation until 1875. During the

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, the

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cleared brush from pastures around Winterboro. Today, Winterboro is at the junction of

Alabama State Route 21 State Route 21 (SR 21) is a State highway (US), state highway that extends from the Florida state line, near Atmore, Alabama, Atmore in Escambia County, Alabama, Escambia County to Piedmont, Alabama, Piedmont in Calhoun County, Alabama ...

and Alabama State Route 76. One structure in Winterboro, the Winterboro Stagecoach Inn, is listed on the

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Geography

Winterboro is located in the east central part of the state at 33° 19′ 17″ N, 86° 11′ 49″ W (33.321389 N, -86.196944 W). Alabama State Routes 21 and 76 meet in the community, with AL-21 leading northeast 10 mi (16 km) to Talladega, the county seat, and southwest 11 mi (18 km) to Sylacauga. AL-76 connects the community with

Childersburg Childersburg is a city in Talladega County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was incorporated in 1889. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,754. It has a history dating back before 1540, when it was noted as a village of the Coosa Nation vi ...

, 10 mi (16 km) to the southwest.

References

Unincorporated communities in Talladega County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{TalladegaCountyAL-geo-stub