Lower Peach Tree, Alabama

Lower Peach Tree, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Lower Peach Tree, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Lower Peach Tree, Alabama
Lower Peach Tree, Alabama (the US)
Coordinates: 31°50′26.55″N 87°32′42.99″W / 31.8407083°N 87.5452750°W / 31.8407083; -87.5452750
Country United States
State Alabama
County Wilcox
Elevation 190 ft (60 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 36751
Area code(s) 334

Lower Peach Tree is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.[1]

The community was named for a peach tree which stood near the original town site (the town's name was prefixed with "Lower" to avoid repetition with another place called "Peach Tree" in the state).[2]

Geography

Lower Peach Tree is located at 31°50′27″N 87°32′43″W / 31.84070°N 87.54527°W / 31.84070; -87.54527Coordinates: 31°50′27″N 87°32′43″W / 31.84070°N 87.54527°W / 31.84070; -87.54527 and has an elevation of 190 feet (58 m).[1]

Notable people

  • James Crawford, former professional basketball player who played in the Australian National Basketball League
  • Brenda Lee Eager, soul singer and musical theatre performer. Grew up in Lower Peach Tree.
  • Rev. Frank Smith, Wilcox County freedom fighter of the 1960s, educator, community leader, and pastor/evangelist. He successfully challenged the Wilcox County School Board in court, and, in 1980, received damages for his racially motivated termination.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Peach Tree, Alabama
  2. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 80.


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