A County Older Than the State

Henry County was created in 1819 by the Alabama Territorial Legislature. It was named for Patrick Henry of Virginia, the colonial statesman and orator associated with the words, “Give me liberty or give me death.” This area was ceded by the Creek Indian Nation in 1814 under the Treaty of Fort Jackson and had been part of the Lower Creek Confederacy. Abbeville became the county seat in 1833, and Abbe was an Indian name of a nearby creek.

Abbeville, Alabama · United States