It appears as "Carpenter" on the Bay Minette South U.S. Geological Survey Map.

[2] During the War of 1812 he served in Captain Benjamin Cleveland's company of Tennessee Militia, enlisting on August 24, 1813, and serving for six months; he was honorably discharged on March 3, 1814, and later received a federal government pension for his service.

[3] On October 25, 1825, he married Aurelia Mary Hall in Baldwin County, Alabama.

[4] She was born on January 2, 1807, in Mobile, Alabama, a daughter of Charles and Mary (Byrne) Hall of Baldwin County, both descendants of prominent pioneer families.

received the official designation in 1898 for Aurelius M. Carpenter, who was killed while serving in the army during the Spanish–American War.