Section, Alabama

Section is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States and is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.

There were communities such as Kirby's Creek, Gossets Hollow, and Fern Cliff.

Settlers were required to live on the land for five years before claiming the property as their own.

Bort Harrison ran a 6-horsepower, water-powered flour and grist mill in 1886,[2] and the first store in the community was built in 1889.

[4] The town is situated along State Route 35, northwest of Rainsville and southeast of Scottsboro.

It lies along the western edge of Sand Mountain, and several points in the town, including Weathington Park, offer dramatic views of the Tennessee River and valley to the west.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km2), all land.

Section Junior High School, 1952. Roy L. Buford, Principal
Map of Alabama highlighting Jackson County