Bazemore, Alabama is a small community located in northern Fayette County, Alabama

Fayette County, Alabama

Fayette County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette , who aided General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. As of 2010 the population was 17,241...

 near the Marion and Walker County lines, approximately 3 miles south of I-22. The community is situated at the exact head of the Sipsey River where New River and Little New River converge. The BNSF rail system runs through the heart of the community.

Prior to desegregation

Desegregation

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, the community was home to Piney Grove School. Two churches are located in Bazemore; Piney Grove Church of Christ and White's Chapel Church of Christ.

The community has been annexed by the nearby town of Glen Allen, Alabama

Glen Allen, Alabama

Glen Allen is a town in Fayette and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2000 census the population was 642.-Geography:Glen Allen is located at .According to the U.S...

and is subject to municipal governance of the town.