Welcome to Jericho ...
Jericho is located in Perry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jericho, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.
Jericho is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Jericho lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Jericho: 334 & 483<3>
Communities Also Named Jericho ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Jericho: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Jackson County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 42 communities that are also named Jericho - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jericho.
Communities near Jericho ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jericho.
- Brent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Sprott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pondville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pondville
- From Jericho to Pondville
- Brush Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jericho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jericho.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jericho. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jericho.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jericho. See our Newspapers Page for Jericho.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jericho ...
Looking for more information about Jericho? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jericho, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jericho.
Adding Jericho to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jericho in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jericho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Jericho post office opened in 1836. The Jericho post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jericho.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jericho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Jericho area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Jericho area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |