Sterrett

History

Sterrett was named in honor of a prominent local family, which included Alphonso A. Sterrett, who served in the Alabama Legislature. At one point in its history, Sterrett was a center of pottery production in central Alabama. Also known as Jugtown, Sterrett was once home to at least ten potters. The pottery produced here was classified as being part of the East Alabama style of pottery, which used high quality clay and a two-toned glaze decoration. William Hilliard Falkner purchased the Sterrett Pottery Works in 1874 and operated it until 1903. His father, Joel Falkner, was also a potter in Sterrett. Sterrett was once home to Twin Pines Conference Center, which was founded by Robert "Bob" Saunders. The Bob Saunders Family Covered Bridge is located on the property of the former conference center and is listed in the World Guide to Covered Bridges.

Geography

The community is in the northeastern part of Shelby County. Alabama State Route 25 runs through the community, leading southeast 7 mi (11 km) to Vincent and northwest 13 mi (21 km) on a particularly winding and mountainous route to the city of Leeds.

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,067
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  926
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  920
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  894
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  828
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  656
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  611
• Eastern Phoebe

  Sayornis phoebe (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  606

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2021-12-22
  10 km E of Maplesville, Alabama
• M 2.7 — 2017-02-17
  22 km S of Oakman, Alabama
• M 2.6 — 2017-02-17
  16 km S of Oakman, Alabama
• M 2.5 — 2016-08-23
  20 km S of Oakman, Alabama
• M 2.8 — 2016-05-16
  8 km W of North Johns, Alabama
• M 3 — 2016-04-29
  7 km W of North Johns, Alabama