Clopton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) 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
Henry B. Steagall, U.S. Representative from 1915 to 1943. Co-sponsored the Glass-Steagall Act and Wagner-Steagall National Housing Act. Hannah McKay, a fictional character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski who is romantically involved with Dexter Morgan on Dexter.