Falkville is a rural Alabama town incorporated 1886. The town has direct access to Interstate 65, and is strategically located only one hour from two of Alabama's largest cities. Our residents enjoy a safe living environment, outstanding schools, prompt police & fire protection and quality recreational facilities. Falkville has remained a shining example of small town Southern living at its finest.
The community was named for Louis M. Falk, a Prussian merchant who immigrated to America in1857. Falk opened a small general store on the site of Falkville in 1859. In 1875, Falkville was first incorporated with a mayor and councilmen. However, the only incorporation record found in print shows incorporation date as 1886. The towns first recorded population was 154.
Available List of Former Mayors:
- 1914: Rufus A. Summerford
- 1918: J. N. Powell (Acting Mayor)
- 1918: T. C. Russell
- 1920: Rufus A. Summerford
- 1924: J. W. Sivley
- 1926: Rufus A. Summerford
- 1928: Rufus A. Summerford
- 1932-1945: E. L. Drinkard
- 1945-1946: C. H. Roden
- 1946-1947: L. E. Brown
- 1947-1948: D. L. St. John
- 1948-1952: E. L. Drinkard
- 1952-1956: R. D. Gibbons
- 1956-1957: John Cloud
- 1957-1960: Thurman Praytor
- 1960-1962: John M. Cloud
- 1962-1964: Arthur Parker
- 1964-1966: G. D. Sims
- 1966-1968: L. E. Segars
- 1968-1972: R. D. Gibbons
- 1972-1976: Wade Tomlinson
- 1976-1980: Homer Landrum
- 1980-1984: Bill Wood
- 1984-1988: Roy Haynes
- 1988-1992: Bob Winkles
- 1992-2000: Bruce Hart
- 2000-2005: Roy Coley
- 2005-2012: Jimmie Walker
- 2012-2016: Bob Ramey
- 2016 – Present Ken Winkles
Historical information used by permission from the Jayceettes officers of 1975.
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