Warrenton, Alabama | |
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  Warrenton  Warrenton | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′24″N86°21′34″W / 34.35667°N 86.35944°W Coordinates: 34°21′24″N86°21′34″W / 34.35667°N 86.35944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Marshall |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 128591 [1] |
Warrenton is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama, United States.
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| 1870 | 60 | — | |
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Warrenton appeared on the 1870 U.S. Census as having a population of 60 residents. This was the only time it appeared on census rolls.
Warrenton was named for Warren County, Virginia by the Smiths, an early family that settled in the area. [3] Warrenton served as the county seat of Marshall County from 1841 to 1848. [4] A post office operated under the name Warrenton from 1836 to 1906. [5] Warrenton was the hometown of Thomas Atkins Street, a major in the 49th Alabama Infantry Regiment, and Oliver Day Street, who served as U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1907 to 1914 and served as special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States. [6]
Marshall County is a county of the state of Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 97,612. Its county seat is Guntersville. A second courthouse is in Albertville. Its name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States. Marshall County is a dry county, with the exception of the four cities of Albertville, Arab, Guntersville, and Boaz. Marshall County comprises the Albertville, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area.
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Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, of which it is the seat of government. The population was 9,611 at the 2010 census, up from 6,670 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2019 was 10,027. It is at the junction of U.S. Route 15, U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 29, and U.S. Route 211. The town is in the Piedmont region of Virginia just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The well-known Airlie Conference Center is 3 miles (5 km) north of Warrenton, and the historic Vint Hill Farms military facility is 9 miles (14 km) east. Fauquier Hospital is located in the town. Surrounded by Virginia wine and horse country, Warrenton is a popular destination outside Washington, D.C.
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Warrenton is a town in, and the county seat of, Warren County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 862 at the 2010 census. Warrenton, now served by U.S. routes 158 and 401, was founded in 1779. It became one of the wealthiest towns in the state from 1840 to 1860, being a trading center of an area of rich tobacco and cotton plantations. It has a large stock of historic architecture buildings. More than 90 percent of its buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and its National Historic District encompasses nearly half its area.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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