Stanton, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
32°44′8″N 86°53′58″W / 32.73556°N 86.89944°W / 32.73556; -86.89944CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyChiltonElevation
335 ft (102 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
36790
Area code(s)205, 659

Stanton is an unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama, United States.[1] The community has a post office, with postmasters appointed from 1883 to 2006.[2] A wedge tornado struck here on March 21, 1932 taking seven lives.

Geography

Stanton is located at 32°44′08″N 86°53′59″W / 32.73568°N 86.89971°W / 32.73568; -86.89971 and has an elevation of 335 feet (102 m).[1]

Churches

There are two churches in Stanton, Ebenezer Baptist Church, established in 1819, and Stanton Bible Methodist Church, established in 1931.

United States Civil War

The Battle of Ebenezer Church took place near Stanton on April 1, 1865, during Wilson's Raid into Alabama in the final full month of the American Civil War.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanton
  2. ^ "Postmasters by City". Postmaster Finder. United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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