| Official Name: | Gallion, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alabama#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Gallion |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alabama |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hale |
| Elevation Ft: | 190 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 32.4967°N -87.7161°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 36742 |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 155075 |
Gallion, originally known as Macon Station, was a plantation owned by Henry Augustine Tayloe on the Demopolis to Uniontown Rail Line in Hale County, Alabama. It is now known as Gallion to honor Jo Gallion, a railroad official, and is an unincorporated community in the aforementioned county. Gallion has a post office with a ZIP code of 36742. Gallion has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, a plantation house known as Waldwic.
In 1867, an African-American community named Freetown was established near Gallion.[1]
Gallion is located at 32.49681, -87.71612 and has an elevation of 194feet.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gallion has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[2]