Milltown, also known as Graggs Mill or Woodville, is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Chambers County,
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
, United States. Milltown is located along
Alabama State Route 77
State Route 77 (SR 77) is a north–south state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with U.S. Route 431 (US 431) near LaFayette. The north ...
, north-northwest of
LaFayette.
History
Milltown was originally called Graggs Mill after the gristmill operated there by William Graggs. The name was then changed to Woodville, but that was soon changed to Milltown, since a
Woodville already existed in Alabama. A post office operated under the name Milltown from 1848 to 1955.
References
Unincorporated communities in Chambers County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama
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