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.
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] |
History
editA 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
edit- ^ "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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