Country United States County Marengo ZIP code 36745 Elevation 71 m | State Alabama Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Area code(s) 334 Local time Friday 1:24 PM | |
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Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It is the birthplace of sculptor, Geneva Mercer.
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Map of Jefferson, AL, USA
Demographics
Jefferson appeared on the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Censuses. In 1870, it reported 233 residents. Of those, 143 (61%) were black and 90 (39%) were white. Racial demographics in 1880 were not reported. These were the only two occasions on which it appeared on census records.
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. The village was named Jefferson in 1820, after Thomas Jefferson, and that year saw the first church established. 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.
Geography
Jefferson is located at 32.38580°N 87.89817°W / 32.38580; -87.89817 and has an elevation of 233 feet (71 m).