Riderwood

Riderwood is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.

Riderwood is named after J. B. Rider, who was the president of the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company.[2] Riderwood was founded by the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company and was located on the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad. Riderwood was formerly an incorporated town.[3] It was also home to a company store, theater, and hotel.[4]

The Alabama Department of Public Health carried out malaria control operations in Riderwood beginning in 1918.[5]

A post office operated under the name Riderwood from 1916 to 1974.[6]

The Riderwood Union Church was built by the E. E. Jackson Lumber Company for its workers and is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[7]

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