Clintonville, also known as Indigo Head, is an

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in Coffee County,

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, United States. Clintonville is located at the junction of

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and Alabama State Route 122, northeast of New Brockton.

History

The community was originally called Indigo Head, due to the indigo plants in the area. The name was later changed to Clintonville, in honor of the local Clinton family. A post office operated under the name Clintonville from 1860 to 1921. The Clintonville Male and Female Academy operated as the first school in Coffee County to teach beyond the sixth grade. The

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chartered the school on January 11, 1860, and repealed the charter on March 28, 1873. Company F (known as "The Covington and Coffee Grays") of the

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was organized at Clintonville in March 1862 by

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Daniel Horn. A portion of the

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also came from Clintonville.

References

Unincorporated communities in Coffee County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{CoffeeCountyAL-geo-stub