Section, Alabama stands on land where the Cherokee once hunted and lived, and communities including Kirby Creek, Gossets Hollow, and Fern Cliff later came together to form the town. Pioneer settlers came to Section in large numbers in 1862, and settlers were required to live on the land for five years before claiming the property as their own. Section was officially incorporated in August 1910, and the town began an annual Labor Day Celebration in 1974, making it 36 years old in 2010.