Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Society Hill is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Alabama, United States.
History
The community is likely named after Society Hill, South Carolina.[2] Society Hill was once home to the Society Hill High School.[3]
A post office operated under the name Society Hill from 1837 to 1914.[4]
James Torbert served as the first postmaster of Society Hill.[5] Torbert's grandson, Clement Clay Torbert, was born in Society Hill but moved to Opelika to operate a store and bank.[6] Clement Clay's grandson, C. C. Torbert Jr., served as the twenty-fifth Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1977 through 1989.[7]
References
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States