Halltown, Alabama

Halltown, also known as Alanthus, is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. Halltown is located along Alabama State Route 24, 4.9 miles (7.9 km) east-northeast of Red Bay.

Halltown, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°27′11″N 88°03′41″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Franklin
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 and 938
GNIS feature ID	119606[1]

History

Halltown is likely named for John T. Hall, the first postmaster of the community.^[2] A post office operated under the name Alanthus from 1881 to 1909.^[3]