Chilton County, Administrative division in central Alabama, US.
Chilton County encompasses 701 square miles of diverse terrain with prairies, swamps, and foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in central Alabama.
Originally named Baker County in 1868, the area received its current name in 1874 to honor William Parish Chilton Sr., a former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice.
The county maintains seven elected commissioners who govern through cumulative voting, representing the diverse population of 45,014 residents across multiple communities.
Interstate 65 and U.S. Highway 31 connect the county's communities, with the county seat of Clanton serving as the primary administrative center.
The geographic center of Alabama's population lies near the town of Jemison within Chilton County, marking its central importance to the state.
Location: Alabama
Inception: December 30, 1868
Capital city: Clanton
Elevation above the sea: 189 m
Shares border with: Shelby County, Autauga County, Bibb County, Dallas County, Coosa County, Elmore County, Perry County
Website: https://chiltoncounty.org
GPS coordinates: 32.84528,-86.71444
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:42
U.S. Route 31
13.9 km
Pinhoti National Recreation Trail
36.7 km
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
40.3 km
Alabama National Cemetery
34.2 km
Mount Sinai School
36.5 km
Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home
26.4 km
Alabama Scenic River Trail
25.4 km
Brierfield Furnace
30.8 km
Shelby Iron Company
31.7 km
Edmund King House
31.8 km
Old Shelby County Courthouse
38.2 km
Montebrier
28.2 km
Verbena United Methodist Church
21.7 km
McKibbon House Bed & Breakfast
31.3 km
Walker-Klinner Farm
9.9 km
Christian Church and Parsonage
28.8 km
Todd House
29.3 km
Driskell-Martin House
28.5 km
Goodwin-Hamilton House
41.4 km
Tinglewood Carvings
31.1 km
Downtown Montevallo Historic District
31.6 km
Calera Downtown Historic District
28.6 km
William Averiett House
43.6 km
Clanton Drive-In
6.6 km
Flag Mountain Lookout Tower
36.7 km
University of Montevallo Historic District
32 km
Peach Water Tower
9.3 km
Lighthouse at Peach Park
14.1 kmReviews
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