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On January 22, 1858, the county was renamed Winston County to honor Alabama Gov. John A. Winston. During the American Civil War, Winston County gained attention for its opposition to secession, a sentiment so strong that the county is sometimes referred to as the Free State of Winston. [4]
Cotaco County, Alabama (1818–1821, renamed Morgan County) Decatur County, Alabama (1821–1825, land redistributed between Madison and Jackson counties) Hancock County, Alabama (1850–1858, renamed Winston County) Jones County, Alabama (Feb–Nov 1867, area was reestablished in Oct 1868 as Sanford County and then renamed Lamar County in 1877)
County name (years established) State Name origin Modern counties Baine County (1866–1868) Alabama: David W. Baine, Confederate General [1] Etowah County: Baker County (1868–1874) Alfred Baker, founder of Clanton, Alabama [2] Chilton County: Benton County (1832–1858) Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri [3] Calhoun County ...
When Hancock County was renamed Winston in 1858, the courthouse was moved to the present site of Houston, beside where the old jail now stands. A fire destroyed the courthouse on August 23, 1864; an act passed on December 11, 1865, authorized the building of the jail and court house, which burned again on February 23, 1868.
Winston County is located in the hilly terrain of North Alabama. The area's shallow soil is highly unsuitable for plantation-style agriculture, and thus the county had never been home to many slaves. The 1860 U.S. Census lists only 3,450 white residents in the county and 122 slaves. [3] Winston's residents were mainly poor farmers. [3]
Barrow was renamed Utqiaġvik in 2016, after its original Iñupiaq name. [3] Black River was renamed Draanjik River after its original Gwich'in name in 2014. [4] Chandalar River was renamed Ch'iidrinjik River and Teedrinjik River as replacements for the North and Middle forks of the river in 2015. [4]
Winston County is the name of two counties in the United States: Winston County, Alabama; Winston County, Mississippi This page was last edited on 30 ...
Delmar is a small, rural, community in west-central Winston County, United States. Delmar is located six miles north of Natural Bridge, five miles south of Haleyville and 15 miles west of Double Springs, the county seat of what was once the "Free State of Winston." Delmar has an elevation of 881 feet above sea level.