Gallion, Alabama

Gallion, originally known as Macon Station was a plantation owned by Henry Augustine Tayloe on the Demopolis to Uniontown Rail Line in Hale County, Alabama. It is now known as Gallion to honor Jo Gallion a railroad official and is an unincorporated community in the afore mentioned county.[1] Gallion has a post office with a ZIP code of 36742.[2] Gallion has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, a plantation house known as Waldwic.[3]

Gallion, Alabama
Gallion, Alabama, from Snedecor's map of Hale County, Alabama, 1870
Gallion
Location in Alabama
Gallion
Gallion (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°29′48″N 87°42′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyHale
Elevation
190 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36742
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID155075

Geography

Gallion is located at 32.49681, -87.71612 and has an elevation of 194 feet (59 m).[1]

Notable person

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gallion has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[4]

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