Town file
Clanton, Alabama
Clanton, Alabama (Chilton County, Alabama) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 586, "Never Trust Your Cousin" (5 April 2025). Episode 586 comes from Clanton, Alabama, a town of 8,715 in Chilton County about forty minutes from Montgomery.
- Town
- Clanton
- County
- Chilton County
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 586
- Approximate location
- 32.846, -86.619
Episode 586 / 5 April 2025 / 71 min / express
Never Trust Your Cousin
"We are going down south today to Clanton, Alabama... This is in Chilton County." about 0:03:10
The case: Murder of Tracy Lynn Brown (October 12th, 2010). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Median household income
- $48,051
- Median home value
- $197,600
History, in brief
- The area that would become Clanton was first known as Goose Pond, and a neighbouring town was called Ranch. about 0:04:30
- The town was founded in 1868 in Baker County, which is now Chilton County, just after the Civil War. about 0:04:44
- The town took its name from the South and North Alabama Railroad station. about 0:04:51
- During the Second World War there was a small German prisoner-of-war camp in Clanton. about 0:05:05
- Peaches are the number one industry in the county, and in 1993 the city built a water tower shaped like a peach, which became a landmark. about 0:05:14
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A small-town feel where everyone knows everyone and everyone you meet is a lifelong friend."about 0:05:32
4 stars
"Purple prose about a town in the heart of a vast forest, nestled between winding rivers and rolling hills, with cobblestone streets, weathered brick buildings, a peach festival and a strong sense of community."about 0:05:46
3 stars
"A lifelong resident says it kind of sucks: there is nothing for teenagers, so you have to go to Prattville for a film or bowling; the restaurants are mostly bad, with San Marco's the worst and Wendy's close behind; the roads are bad except for 31 and 22."about 0:07:03
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Calera, Alabama20 miles
- Talladega, Alabama50 miles
- Morris, Alabama63 miles
- Anniston, Alabama74 miles
- Jasper, Alabama79 miles
- Jacksonville, Alabama83 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.