Winston County, Alabama

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Winston County, Alabama is a rural county in northwestern Alabama known for its rugged terrain, Bankhead National Forest, and its unique Civil War history as the "Free State of Winston."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
bordersOn Cullman County, Alabama
Franklin County, Alabama
Lawrence County, Alabama
Marion County, Alabama
Walker County, Alabama
containsGeographicalFeature Sipsey Wilderness
containsMunicipality Addison, Alabama
Double Springs, Alabama
linked to: Double Springs

Haleyville, Alabama
linked to: Haleyville

Lynn, Alabama
containsProtectedArea William B. Bankhead National Forest
containsUnincorporatedCommunity Arley, Alabama
containsWaterBody Lewis Smith Lake
Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1850-02-12
dateRenamed 1858
economySector forestry
outdoor recreation
FIPSCode 01133
GNISID 0126530
hasAreaCode 205
659
hasCountySeat Double Springs, Alabama
linked to: Double Springs
hasCourthouse Winston County Courthouse
hasGovernmentType county commission
hasLargestCity Haleyville, Alabama
linked to: Haleyville
hasPopulationCharacteristic predominantly rural
hasZIPCodeRange 355xx
historicalEventAssociated Winston County secession from Alabama convention during the American Civil War
isPartOfCongressionalDistrict Alabama's 4th congressional district
knownFor Bankhead National Forest
Unionist sentiment during the American Civil War
rugged terrain
locatedIn Alabama
locatedInRegion northwestern Alabama
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter John A. Winston
namedAfterOccupation Governor of Alabama
nicknamed Free State of Winston
originalName Hancock County, Alabama
partOfRegion Appalachian Plateau
stateSubdivisionOf State of Alabama
linked to: Alabama
terrainCharacteristic heavily forested
rugged

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Walker County, Alabama borders Winston County, Alabama
William B. Bankhead National Forest locatedIn Winston County, Alabama
Lewis Smith Lake locatedInCounty Winston County, Alabama
Marion County, Alabama borderedBy Winston County, Alabama
Alabama State Route 69 passesThrough Winston County, Alabama
North Alabama Unionists hasRegion Winston County, Alabama
North Alabama Unionists notableCenter Winston County, Alabama
North Alabama Unionists associatedWithEvent Winston County secession from Alabama movement
linked to: Winston County, Alabama
Northwest Alabama contains Winston County, Alabama
subject linked to: northwest Alabama
Winston County, Mississippi namedAfter Winston County, Alabama
Black Warrior River (upper reaches) flowsThrough Winston County, Alabama
Haleyville, Alabama, United States county Winston County, Alabama
Sougahoagdee Falls locatedIn Winston County, Alabama
Borden Creek Trail county Winston County, Alabama
Sipsey Wilderness locatedIn Winston County, Alabama
north-central Alabama contains Winston County, Alabama
Lewis Smith Dam locatedInCounty Winston County, Alabama
Arley isInRegion Winston County region of Alabama
linked to: Winston County, Alabama