Jefferson, Alabama

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Country	United States
Jefferson, Alabama
State	Alabama
County	Marengo
Elevation	233 ft (71 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	36745
Area code(s)	334

Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.^[1]

1 History
2 Geography
3 Historic sites
4 References

[edit] History

It was founded in 1810, before Marengo was a county or Alabama was a state. Most of the original settlers were veterans of the American Revolution, including John Sample, John Gilmore, and Reuben Hildreth.^[2] The village was named Jefferson in 1820, after Thomas Jefferson, and that year saw the first church established.^[2] The population had reached 200 people by 1860 and the village contained two dry goods stores, one drugstore, a male and a female academy, a Masonic Lodge, a hotel, two tanneries, a wagon shop, and a blacksmith shop.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Jefferson is located at 32.38580° N 87.89817° WCoordinates: 32.38580° N 87.89817° W and has an elevation of 233 feet (71 m).

[edit] Historic sites

Jefferson Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places on 13 December 1976.

[edit] References

^ "Jefferson, Alabama". "ePodunk Community Profiles". Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, page 7. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 189164758X

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Marengo County, Alabama

County seat: Linden

Cities	Demopolis \| Linden

Towns	Dayton \| Faunsdale \| Myrtlewood \| Providence \| Sweet Water \| Thomaston

Communities	Dixons Mills \| Jefferson \| Magnolia \| Nanafalia