Richmond, Alabama

Richmond, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°06′51″N 87°03′18″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Dallas
Named for	Richmond County, New York
Elevation	390 ft (120 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36761
Area code	251
GNIS feature ID	153148[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, 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.^[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.