Blocton

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · ALABAMA

A historical populated place in Bibb County, Alabama, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Blocton
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Alabama
County: Bibb County
USGS Map: West Blocton East
Coordinates: 33.1131748, -87.1041616
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GNIS Feature ID: 1959599

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

sec 19,T22S,R5W,Huntsville Meridian

Also recorded as

Blockton
Gresham

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1959599. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Newspaper, use form AL-T167/Name/Date.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.