Jericho, Alabama

Jericho, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Jericho, Alabama is located in Alabama
Jericho, Alabama
Jericho, Alabama
Location within Alabama
Jericho, Alabama is located in the United States
Jericho, Alabama
Jericho, Alabama
Location within the United States
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

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. At one point, Jericho was home to at least one sawmill and three gristmills.

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.