Possum Trot, Alabama facts for kids

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Unincorporated community
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Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Calhoun
Elevation	640 ft (200 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	149212

Possum Trot is a small, unincorporated community located in Calhoun County, Alabama, in the United States. An unincorporated community is a place that doesn't have its own local government, like a town or city. Instead, it's usually managed by the county it's in. Possum Trot is known for being a quiet, rural area in Alabama.

Famous People from Possum Trot

Even though Possum Trot is a small community, it has been home to some notable people who have made a name for themselves.

Rick Bragg

• Rick Bragg is a well-known journalist and writer. He grew up in Possum Trot and later became famous for his writing, especially his stories about life in the American South. He even won a Pulitzer Prize, which is a very important award for journalists and writers.

Herman Clarence Nixon

• Herman Clarence Nixon was born in Possum Trot. He became a political scientist, which means he studied how governments work and how people live together in a society. He taught at Vanderbilt University.
• In 1941, Herman Clarence Nixon wrote a book about his hometown called Possum Trot: Rural Community, South. This book shared insights into what life was like in rural communities in the Southern United States during that time.