Map of Ethelsville town

Ethelsville is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States.

Originally it name named Yorkville. It took its current name from Ethel Burgin Hancock, the daughter of local physician J. T. Hancock. His son Thomas was the town’s first postmaster. The town was incorporated in 1952 or 1956, depending on the source, and at the time was still an active railroad stop, with four freight trains and six passenger trains stopping there daily. When the railroad discontinued stops in Ethelsville, the population began to decline. In 1843, local resident John H. Alexander discovered a shield and pair of copper scales while plowing his fields. The shield was engraved with the word “Hispana,” which most historians have recognized as evidence that Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto likely passed through Pickens County. Local legend claims that De Soto and his men spent a winter on the hill where Ethelsville Baptist Church stands.

The town was moved one half mile from its original site when the M & O railroad was built in 1898.

Ethelsville town overview:
Name:	Ethelsville town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Alabama
County:	Pickens County
Elevation:	364 ft (111 m)
Total Area:	0.57 sq mi (1.47 km²)
Land Area:	0.57 sq mi (1.47 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	49
Population Density:	86.42/sq mi (33.36/km²)
ZIP code:	35461
Area code:	205, 659
FIPS code:	0124472
GNISfeature ID:	0118045

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Ethelsville online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.