Richmond, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
32°06′51″N 87°03′18″W / 32.11417°N 87.05500°W / 32.11417; -87.05500CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyDallasNamed forRichmond County, New YorkElevation
390 ft (120 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
36761
Area code251GNIS feature ID153148[1]

Richmond, also known as Warrenton, is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, United States.[2] Richmond gained its name from Richmond County, New York, the birthplace for several early settlers, most notably the Crocherons. Richmond has one site included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Street Manual Training School.[3] Elm Bluff Plantation, owned by John Jay Crocheron, is nearby in Elm Bluff.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Richmond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Richmond, Alabama". "AL HomeTownLocator". Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Harris, W. Stuart (1976). Dead Towns of Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-8173-1125-4.
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