St. Clair County, AL

Map of Alabama highlighting St. Clair County.

Map of Alabama highlighting St. Clair County. Source: Wikipedia

St. Clair County was created from Shelby County by the Alabama Territorial legislature on November 20, 1818. On December 20, 1820 a part of the county was added to Jefferson County.

St. Clair County was named for General Arthur St. Clair of Pennsylvania, a hero of the American Revolution.

St. Clair County is located in the north-central part of the state, and bordered by Blount, Calhoun, Talladega, Shelby, and Jefferson counties.

Towns & Communities

   St. Clair is the only county in Alabama to have two county seats.

Ashville, originally called St. Clairsville, was named for John Ash, a senator in the state’s first General Assembly. Located in the northern part of the county, Ashville served as the county seat from 1821-1907.

The Alabama Constitution of 1901 provided for Pell City in the southern part of the county to serve as the county seat for the Southern Judicial District of the county. A constitutional amendment in 1907 established Pell City, named for George H. Pell, an early settler, as the second county seat.

~ Source for above: Ancestor Swap Meet 2003 book, June 21, 2003, Northeast Alabama
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Other towns and communities include Argo, Ashville, Branchville, part of Leeds, Margaret, Moody, Odenville, Pell City, Pinedale Shores, Ragland, Riverside, Springville, and Steele. *Updated 2/13/2016*

 

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~ St. Clair County Page Maintainer: Kathy Burttram.

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