Pletcher, Alabama

Pletcher, also known as Brookson, is an unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama, United States.

Pletcher, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°42′10″N 86°47′06″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Chilton
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	125065[1]

History

The community was originally known as Brookson in honor of A. M. Brookson, who helped with the construction of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The name was then changed to Pletcher in honor of a Mr. E. Pletcher, who operated a local sawmill.^[2]

A post office operated under the name Pletcher from 1898 to 1956.^[3]