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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Richmond, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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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
Elevation390 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code36761
Area code251
GNIS feature ID153148

Richmond, also known as Warrenton, is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, United States. Richmond gained its name from Richmond County, New York, currently known as Staten Island and 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. Elm Bluff Plantation, owned by John Jay Crocheron, is nearby in Elm Bluff.

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.
Municipalities and communities of Dallas County, Alabama, United States
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