Hamilton Alabama

Hamilton Alabama

Hamilton is a city in Marion County. It incorporated in 1896. At the 2010 census the population was 6,885. The city is the county seat of Marion County and since 1980 has been its largest city, surpassing Winfield. It had previously been the largest town in 1910.

Hamilton was founded in the early 19th century by settlers who moved to the Alabama Territory from Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas. It is built upon lands that once served as “hunting grounds” for the Chickasaw Indians. The city was first called Toll Gate, but its name later changed in honor of one of its distinguished citizens, Captain Albert James Hamilton (known as A.J. Hamilton), who had represented Marion County in the state legislature in the sessions of 1869, 1874 and 1875. Captain Hamilton donated forty acres of his land to the town. The same forty acres were then divided into lots and sold to help defray the cost of building the courthouse. The Toll Gate community was elected in 1881 to be the next county seat, and by 1883 the Marion county courthouse in Pikeville had ceased to be functional. When the courthouse was moved from Pikeville to Toll Gate, the town’s name was then changed from Toll Gate to Hamilton. 

During the Civil War, Union forces passed through the town in search of goods and horses. A detachment of Wilson’s Cavalry destroyed by fire the plantation belonging to the Helvingstons on the Military Ford, south of Toll Gate (Hamilton).

Hamilton Alabama Events

Hamilton’s Buttahatchee River Fall Fest

The Buttahatchee River Fall Fest is held annually on the last Saturday of October in beautiful downtown Hamilton.

Hamilton Alabama Places of Interest

Los Amigos Mexican Grill

 

Sakura Asian Cuisine

open 11-9 Monday-Saturday for carry out call us at 205-921-0222 or visit us online at www.sakurahamilton.com to place an order!

Hamilton Alabama Weblinks

Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce

See All of the Best Small Towns in Alabama

Visit Our List of Cities in Alabama