This community is located in extreme western Dallas County near the Marengo county line. It has a discontinued United States Post Office and is situated on the Louisville and Nashville railroad.A mill was probably once located in this west-central railroad stop.The post office was established in in 1878. Cotton, corn, and hay are grown in the surrounding area, and cattle are raised.
In Central Mills, the Alabama River Trail turns eastward onto Alabama State Highway 66. About a mile weast of the village, it crosses the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks. Undulating farm country borders each side of the trail. In about 2 miles, Alabama State Highway 66 endsat the junction with Alabama State Highway 5. So the trail here turns southward following the latter highway."
Chiriaco, Amerigo C ., Vol A, Alabama River Trail. The Wiregrass Archives, Dothan, AL.
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| Cluster of Towers in an Abandoned Field |
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| Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, Dallas County, AL |
After leaving the landfill, we continue south on County Road 1. At 7:52 a.m. The majority of what we see is pastureland and an occasional abandoned silo. Near Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, there is an unusual cluster of three towers. Some of the land that we pass has been planted with rows of slash pine. It's early on a Sunday morning and we see deer hunters parked occasionally on the side of the rode. On this stretch of road, we pass very few homes. We finally pass one cultivated field and an abandoned brick church on the left. There is an area on the right where trees have recently been harvested.
At 8:01 a.m. we cross the Dallas County line. There is a change in the highway immediately. The road is in poor condition. There are few residences scattered here and there. Mostly older mobile homes, many in disrepair.The is scrubby forest on both sides of the road. We reach the tiny town of Central Mills at approximately 8:05 a.m. It consists of a few homes and a church. We cross a railroad track at 8:12 and the topography begins to change and become more hilly. There are cattle pastures on both sides of the road.
We reach the intersection of Highway 5 at 8:34 a.m.
