Sprott, Alabama | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location of Sprott in Alabama | |
Coordinates: 32°40′36″N 87°13′17″W / 32.67667°N 87.22139°WCoordinates: 32°40′36″N 87°13′17″W / 32.67667°N 87.22139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Perry |
Government | |
• Last Known Mayor | Laurance Flemming Sr 1987 |
Elevation | 177 ft (54 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 36756 |
Area code(s) | 334 |
FIPS code | 01-01105 |
GNIS feature ID | 160662 |
Sprott is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. It is located at the intersection of Alabama Highways 14, and 183, northeast of Marion.
Sprott was the nearby community of the Ricketts, Woods, and Gudger families, made famous (infamous?) in the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee with photographs by Walker Evans, one of which photos shows Sprott circa 1938-39.