Uniontown, Alabama
Uniontown is a city of 1,798 people in Perry County, Alabama, founded in 1818.
Why visit Uniontown
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Cedar Grove Plantation and Fairhope Plantation.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91°F; January lows average 34°F.
Weather in Uniontown
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Uniontown
Uniontown is a city in Perry County, Alabama, in west-central Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 2,107, up 18.7% over 2010. Of the 573 cities in Alabama, Uniontown is the 207th most populous.
From the Wikipedia article Uniontown, Alabama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks6
Cedar Grove Plantation
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 5.2 mi
Human settlement in Alabama, United States of America
Fairhope Plantation
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Human settlement in Alabama, United States of America
Pitts' Folly
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.2 mi
Human settlement in Alabama, United States of America
Roseland Plantation
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 4.9 mi
Human settlement in Alabama, United States of America
Uniontown Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.9 mi
Historic district in Alabama, United States
Westwood
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.8 mi
Listed on the NRHP in Alabama
Churches and places of worship13
First Presbyterian Church
Church · Presbyterian · 1.6 mi
Church in Uniontown, Alabama
1 more on the map.
Shopping1
History
First settled in 1818, the area that would become Uniontown was initially called Woodville after the first family settling there; the town was incorporated on December 23, 1836. Woodville was the terminus of one of the earliest plank roads (a road paved with wooden planks) in the state, which was constructed in 1848 and connected Woodville with Demopolis. The Alabama and Mississippi Railroad came through the town in 1857.
By 1860, the town had grown enough to support educational facilities for both boys and girls. In addition to the schools, the town had a number of businesses on its main street, including two department stores, and the town's economy was tied closely to the surrounding plantations. The town became known as Uniontown in 1861 at the suggestion of a local planter, Philip Weaver, whose hometown was Uniontown, Maryland. Uniontown sent a number of men to fight with the Canebrake Rifle Guards during the Civil War, a unit named after the geographical region in which Uniontown is located, as well as in another unit known as the Independent Troop of Uniontown. The area remained tied to the agricultural economy after the war.
In 1897, the Uniontown Cotton Oil Company was established in the town, one of the first facilities of its kind in the state and one of the first industrial businesses in Perry County; it manufactured cotton seed oil and cottonseed meal.
From the History section of Uniontown, Alabama on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Map of Uniontown
28 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57°F | 34°F | 5.4 in |
| Feb | 62°F | 38°F | 5.8 in |
| Mar | 68°F | 44°F | 5.4 in |
| Apr | 76°F | 50°F | 4.8 in |
| May | 83°F | 58°F | 3.7 in |
| Jun | 88°F | 67°F | 4.6 in |
| Jul | 91°F | 70°F | 4.4 in |
| Aug | 91°F | 69°F | 4.5 in |
| Sep | 87°F | 63°F | 3.9 in |
| Oct | 78°F | 51°F | 3.2 in |
| Nov | 67°F | 40°F | 4.2 in |
| Dec | 59°F | 36°F | 5.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Selma 13 Wnw 72236 (14 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Perry County has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Hurricane)
- 2021-04-26: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
- 2020-12-10: Hurricane Zeta (Hurricane)
- 2020-09-14: Hurricane Sally (Hurricane)
- 2020-05-21: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Craig Field (SEM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 miles away.
- Marion 16 mi northeast, about 26 min by car
- Greensboro 19 mi north, about 30 min by car
- Demopolis 20 mi west, about 32 min by car
- Selma 26 mi east, about 43 min by car
- Valley Grande 27 mi east, about 43 min by car
- Selmont-West Selmont 28 mi east, about 46 min by car
- Camden 33 mi south, about 53 min by car
- Eutaw 37 mi northwest, about 59 min by car
- Brent 39 mi northeast, about 1 h by car
- Moundville 39 mi north, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Westwood 01, Altairisfar, Public domain
- Cedar Grove Planatation 02, Altairisfar, Public domain
- Roseland Plantation Apothecary Office, Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Conita Manor, Altairisfar, Public domain
- Pitts Folly 01, Altairisfar, Public domain
- Fairhope Plantation Front, Laura Bright, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS042-E-254695 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-320748 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS027-E-31578 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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