Clopton, Alabama


Clopton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Clopton is located on Alabama State Route 105, west-northwest of Abbeville.

History

Clopton had a post office from August 22, 1853, to November 19, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 36317.
During the Spanish flu epidemic, in 1919 a local physician reported that he had treated more than four-hundred cases in the community.

Demographics

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

Notable people