Winston County

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Winston County is a rural county in northwestern Alabama known historically for its Unionist stance during the Civil War and its location within the state's hill country.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Winston County canonical 1
Winston County, Alabama 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
bordersCounty Cullman County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Franklin County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Lawrence County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Marion County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Walker County, Alabama NERFINISHED
containsAttraction Natural Bridge Park
containsPartOf Bankhead National Forest
containsWaterBody Lewis Smith Lake NERFINISHED
Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Double Springs
economicActivity forestry
outdoor recreation and tourism
small-scale agriculture
elevationCharacteristic hilly and rugged terrain
FIPSCode 01133
GNISFeatureID 0120240
hasAreaCode 205
659
hasCity Double Springs
Haleyville
hasTown Addison
Arley
Lynn
Natural Bridge
historicalAffiliation Unionist stronghold during the American Civil War
historicalEvent declared itself the "Free State of Winston" during the Civil War era
knownFor Unionist stance during the American Civil War
rugged hill country terrain
rural character
largestCity Haleyville
locatedIn Alabama
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Plateau
locatedInRegion Alabama hill country
northwestern Alabama
namedAfter John A. Winston NERFINISHED
namedAfterOccupation Governor of Alabama
partOf Alabama
surface form: State of Alabama
populationCharacteristic predominantly rural
postalAbbreviationState AL
regionType hill country
seat Double Springs
stateFIPSCode 01
subdivisionName1 Alabama
subdivisionName2 United States of America
surface form: United States
subdivisionType county
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Alabama containsCounty Winston County
Blount County, Alabama borders Winston County
this entity surface form: Winston County, Alabama