Our Town, Alabama

About Our Town

Our Town is a small unincorporated community in eastern Alabama.

Officially, Our Town is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.85 square miles.

📰 Our Town News Today

• GENESEE COUNTY/STAMP code enforcement responsibility shifts to Town of Alabama Video News Service · Jun 19
• History comes alive through Town of Alabama Proclamation Day The Batavian · Apr 19
• 'Not being transparent': Residents oppose proposed data center in Genesee County WKBW · Mar 30
• $10.5 million factory bringing 50 jobs to historic rural Alabama town AL.com · Dec 11
• Our Town, AL Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Our Town Unique

• The only place in America named Our Town — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Our Town

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Our Town

• SpringHouse — regional
• Fanny Goldmine Diner

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Our Town

• Double Bridges Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Our Town

🏘️ Nearby Communities