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. Gallion has a post office with a ZIP code of 36742. Gallion has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, a plantation house known as Waldwic.

Geography

Gallion is located at 32.49681, -87.71612 and has an elevation of.

Notable person

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.