Randolph, Alabama

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States}}

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Randolph is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.{{Gnis|160469|Randolph}} At the 2010 census, the population was 1,169.

History

Randolph is likely named for Randolph County, North Carolina, where many of the community's early settlers moved from.{{cite book|title=Place Names in Alabama|last=Foscue|first=Virginia|date=1989|publisher=The University of Alabama Press|isbn=0-8173-0410-X|location=Tuscaloosa|page=116}}

Randolph is located on the former Mobile and Ohio Railroad.{{cite web |title=Train Station in Randolph, Alabama |url=https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/photo/id/7613/ |website=digital.archives.alabama.gov |access-date=9 June 2025}}

The community has a post office, with postmasters first appointed in 1839.{{cite web |url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/ |title=Postmasters by City |work=Postmaster Finder |publisher=United States Postal Service |accessdate=July 27, 2011}}

Geography

Randolph is located at {{coord|32.89956|-86.91082|display=inline}} and has an elevation of {{convert|554|ft|m|0}}.

Education

Randolph has an elementary school, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade.{{cite web |title=Randolph Elementary School |url=https://res.bibbed.org/ |website=Bibb County Board of Education |access-date=9 June 2025}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama

Category:Unincorporated communities in Bibb County, Alabama