Therefore, the town was named in honor of Clement Billingsley, who had served in the Revolutionary War.

Billingsley was one of several war veterans from Virginia who moved west to present-day Autauga County.

Upon Billingsley’s death in 1844, his assets, which included land, money, and enslaved African Americans, were divided among his children, thereby increasing the family’s prominence in the county.

In 1898, a Montgomery, Alabama branch of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad completed a line through town, bringing with it a construction and population boom.

The town expanded enough to support six general stores among other businesses, and the local sawmill tripled its output.

Law enforcement agency is the Autauga County Sheriffs Office.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.