Yellow Pine, Alabama

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Yellow Pine is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States.{{cite gnis|155314|Yellow Pine, Alabama}} It is the westernmost settlement in the state of Alabama.{{cite web|url=http://weekendroady.com/2013/05/02/extreme-settlements-a-comprehensive-list/|publisher=Weekend Roady|access-date=2014-08-20|date=2013-05-02|title=EXTREME SETTLEMENTS: A COMPREHENSIVE LIST}} The elevation is 239 feet.

A post office operated under the name Yellow Pine from 1888 to 1983.{{cite web |title=Washington County |url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Washington&searchtext=&pagenum=3 |website=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=22 September 2023}}

The E. W. Gates Lumber Company operated a sawmill in Yellow Pine. The company also constructed a railroad, the Washington & Choctaw Railroad, to transport lumber.{{cite web |last1=Howe |first1=Tony |title=Washington & Choctaw Railroad |url=https://www.msrailroads.com/Wash_Choctaw.htm |website=Mississippi Rails}}

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