Jericho, Alabama | |
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Jericho, Alabama Jericho, Alabama | |
Coordinates: 32°46′26″N 87°16′31″W / 32.77389°N 87.27528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Perry |
Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 159860[1] |
Jericho is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. Jericho is located on Alabama State Route 5, 11.2 miles (18.0 km) north northeast of Marion.
History
A post office operated under the name Jericho from 1836 to 1907.[2] At one point, Jericho was home to at least one sawmill and three gristmills.[3]
References
- ↑ "Jericho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ Charles Arthur Abele (1914). Statistics of the Mineral Production of Alabama for 1913: Compiled from Mineral Resources of the United States. Brown Print. Company. p. 439.
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