Communty
About the Town of Lisman
Long before Lisman was founded and incorporated, cotton plantations dominated the land the town now occupies. One such plantation was founded by the Allen family, which encompassed more than 8,000 acres in and around present-day Lisman. In addition to the plantation home that still stands, the Allen property once featured a schoolhouse, a grist mill, a cotton mill, and a general store; the family also owned a gin company.
In 1912, the Alabama, Tennessee, and Northern Raiload (AT&N) built a branch line from Mobile, Mobile County, to Reform, Pickens County. The rail line was projected to run through part of the 600-acre plantation of Charles Ezell, who laid out and sold lots for businesses and residences along the proposed route. John T. Cochran, the AT&N official responsible for overseeing construction of the line, ran out of funding in the middle of the project, and for a time the work on the railroad ended. Frederick Lisman, an investor from New York, loaned Cochran money so that the line could be completed with a stipulation that one of the towns that sprung up around the railroad be named after him. The town was incorporated in 1913, then reincorporated in 1978.
In the early 1910s, Mattye Ezell opened a school was in an old plantation cotton. Various church services were also held in this building until a Methodist and a Baptist church were erected between 1914 and 1916.
American Red Cross – South Alabama Chapter
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; collects roughly 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission around its core services.
9481 Crowell Dr.
Building No. 3
Lisman, AL 36912
(205)398-2090
For more information visit: Redcross.org
Sumter County Opportunity Early Head Start
Lisman Early Head Start provides free learning and development services to children age 0-3 years of age. Transportation is not provided. Applications are available on site.
Address: 9481 Crowell Drive
Building No. 3
Lisman, AL 36912
Harvest Ministries
The ministry is located at 6815 County Road 32, Lisman, AL 36912.
Phone: (205)398-3159
Email: anniewalton@ymail.com
Facebook: @Harvest Ministries
Choctaw County Elementary School is a public school located in BUTLER, AL. It has 306 students in grades PK, K-6 with a student-teacher ratio of 18 to 1.
201 Tom Orr Drive
Butler, AL 36904
205-459-3520
www.ces.choctawal.org
277 Tom Orr Drive
Butler, AL 36904
205-459-2139
www.cchs.choctawal.org
Patrician Academy
Patrician Academy is an above average, private school located in BUTLER, AL. It has 303 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1.
901 South Mulberry Avenue
Butler, AL 36904
205-459-3605
401 Vanity Fair Ave.
Butler, AL 36904
205-459-9100
Lisman Senior Center
Director: Minnie Roberts
10012 Crowell Dr.
Lisman, AL 36912
205-398-3842
Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m
Lisman Wellness Center
9481 Crowell Dr.
Lisman, AL 36912
205-398-3889
Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri.,
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Lisman Wellness Center has exercise
Lisman Reading & Tech Center
9481 Crowell Dr.
Lisman, AL 36912
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8 AM- 4 PM
Location
Lisman is located in an area of dense pine forests, and several lumber mills sustained the town’s economy during the early twentieth century. The town’s population peaked in the 1960s, when almost 1,000 people lived there.
The town is located in northern Choctaw County at 32°10’19.978″ North, 88°17’21.667″ West (32.172216, -88.289352).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all land.