County, even though the Chief Justice had not lived within its boundaries. In 1871, the county seat was moved to what is now Clanton after the Grantville courthouse burned. Clanton, which was a site along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad when chosen the county seat, was named for James H. Clanton, Confederate Brigadier General.

In 1942, the U.S. Navy commissioned a new vessel, the USS Chilton, in honor of Chilton County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau,

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