Greenville Alabama

Greenville is a city in Butler County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 7,228. The city is the county seat of Butler County. It is known as the Camellia City, the state flower of Alabama and the push to change the state flower from the Goldenrod to the Camellia originated in Greenville.

Its original name was Fort Dale, named for a fortification that was built during the Creek Indian war. The site of Fort Dale lies on the northern end of the town on Highway 185 near Fort Dale Cemetery and was named for Sam Dale who fought to defend the area during the Creek Indian War. Hotels in Greenville.

The namesake of the county, Capt. William Butler was killed during the Creek Indian War. He is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery, which is across from the oldest church in Butler County, the First United Methodist Church of Greenville, which is immediately behind Confederate Park.

The downtown layout is interesting, as most small Southern towns laid out in the early 19th century have a central square. Greenville's downtown is bordered on one end by the Butler County Courthouse, which is at the intersection of Commerce and Conecuh Streets, with the streets forming a roundabout around the building. The appearance of the courthouse was adversely affected by the early 1970s addition of a marble Greek Revival façade, which clashes with the red brick of the remainder of the Federal style edifice.