Jericho, Alabama
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
- ^ "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.