Richmond, Alabama
Richmond is located in Alabama
Richmond
Richmond
Location in Alabama
Richmond is located in the United States
Richmond
Richmond
Richmond (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°06′51″N 87°03′18″W / 32.11417°N 87.05500°W / 32.11417; -87.05500
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDallas
Named forRichmond County, New York
Elevation
390 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36761
Area code251
GNIS 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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