Jericho, Alabama

Jericho, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Jericho, Alabama is located in Alabama
Jericho, Alabama
Jericho, Alabama
Jericho, Alabama is located in the United States
Jericho, Alabama
Jericho, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°46′26″N 87°16′31″W / 32.77389°N 87.27528°W / 32.77389; -87.27528
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPerry
Elevation
194 ft (59 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
GNIS feature ID159860[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

  1. ^ "Jericho". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. ^ 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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