Gerald was an

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Dale County Dale County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 49,326. Its county seat and largest city is Ozark. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. Dale County co ...

until 1965, when the area was incorporated into the town limits of the newly formed Level Plains, Alabama, United States.

History

A post office operated under the name Gerald from 1898 to 1901. Gerald was a train

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on the

Alabama Midland Railway The Alabama Midland Railway was incorporated in Alabama and Georgia in 1887, and built a line from Bainbridge, Georgia, to a point near Montgomery, Alabama. The route was completed in 1890. It became part of the Plant System in 1894, and in 1901 ...

running from

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.Alabama Midland Railway and Wiregrass Central Railroad.

References

Unincorporated communities in Dale County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{DaleCountyAL-geo-stub