Suttle, Alabama

Suttle, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Suttle, Alabama Suttle, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°32′10″N 87°10′47″W / 32.53611°N 87.17972°WCoordinates: 32°32′10″N 87°10′47″W / 32.53611°N 87.17972°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Perry
Elevation	148 ft (45 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	334
GNIS feature ID	153614[1]

Suttle, also known as Felix, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. Suttle is located on Alabama State Route 14, 10.6 miles (17.1 km) southeast of Marion.

History

Suttle is named for the family of James F. Suttle, who served as the postmaster in 1933.^[2] A post office operated under the name Felix from 1880 to 1933 and under the name Suttle from 1933 to 1973.^[3] James Suttle, who served on the Alabama Highway Commission as the Commissioner of Maintenance in 1923, operated a general store, cotton gin, and cotton farm in Suttle.^[4] He also operated a large dairy farm.^[5]

Notable person

• David V. Jemison, father of T. J. Jemison. Served as President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. from 1940 to 1953. Preached at Bethany Church in Suttle from 1901 to 1903.^[6]

References

1. "Suttle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
3. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
4. "Suttle Site Plan" (PDF). Schneider Historic Preservation (SHP), LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
5. Brooks Blevins (1 April 2014). Cattle in the Cotton Fields: A History of Cattle Raising in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-8173-5771-9.
6. Larry G. Murphy; J. Gordon Melton; Gary L. Ward (20 November 2013). Encyclopedia of African American Religions. Routledge. p. 394. ISBN 978-1-135-51338-2.

External links

• SHP historical survey of Suttle, including pictures of remaining structures