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Clopton, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

31°36′31″N 85°25′48″W / 31.60861°N 85.43000°W / 31.60861; -85.43000CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyDaleElevation

505 ft (154 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

36317

Area code334GNIS feature ID116275^[1]

Clopton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Clopton is located on Alabama State Route 105, 10.9 miles (17.5 km) west-northwest of Abbeville.^[2]

History

Clopton had a post office from August 22, 1853, to November 19, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 36317.^[3]^[4]

During the Spanish flu epidemic, in 1919 a local physician reported that he had treated more than four hundred cases in the community.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	142		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Clopton was listed as an unincorporated community in the 1880 U.S. Census with a population of 142.

Notable people

Henry B. Steagall, U.S. Representative from 1915 to 1943. Co-sponsored the Glass-Steagall Act and Wagner-Steagall National Housing Act.
Hannah McKay, a fictional character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski who is romantically involved with Dexter Morgan on Dexter.

References

^ "Clopton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ General Highway Map: Dale County, Alabama (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
^ "400 Cases of Influenza in Clopton Community". Abbeville Herald. Vol. 4, no. 7. Abbeville, Alabama: Abbeville Printing Co. January 16, 1919. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.