List of ghost towns in Alabama
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This is an incomplete list of ghost town
s in Alabama
, United States of America
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
s in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, United States of America
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Classification
Ghost towns can include sites in various states of disrepair and abandonment. They can be generally classified as barren sites, neglected sites, abandoned sites, or historic sites. Barren sites no longer have any trace of civilization and have been destroyed, covered with water, or reverted to empty land. Neglected sites have only remains of the former settlement, such as rubble or dilapidated buildings. Abandoned sites are largely unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Historic sites may have a small population, though there are far fewer citizens than in its past.Ghost towns
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| Aigleville Aigleville (Alabama) Aigleville, literally translated as Eagle Town, was a town on the Black Warrior River in what is now Marengo County, Alabama. The settlement was established in late 1818 by former French Bonapartists and refugees from Saint-Domingue, as a part of their Vine and Olive Colony... |
Marengo Marengo County, Alabama Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027... |
1818 | 1830s | Barren | Established by French Vine and Olive Vine and Olive Colony The Vine and Olive Colony was an ill-fated effort by a group of French Bonapartists who, fearing for their lives after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Bourbon Restoration, attempted to establish an agricultural settlement growing wine grapes and olive trees in the Alabama wilderness... colonists |
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| Arcola Arcola, Alabama Arcola is a ghost town on the Black Warrior River in Hale County, Alabama. Named to honor the French victory during the Battle of Arcola, it was established in the early 1820s by former French Bonapartists as part of their Vine and Olive Colony, after they were forced to abandon their first town... |
Hale Hale County, Alabama Hale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale. As of 2010 the population was 15,760. Its county seat is Greensboro and it is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
1820s | 1850s | Historic | Established by French Vine and Olive Vine and Olive Colony The Vine and Olive Colony was an ill-fated effort by a group of French Bonapartists who, fearing for their lives after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Bourbon Restoration, attempted to establish an agricultural settlement growing wine grapes and olive trees in the Alabama wilderness... colonists |
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| Barnsville Barnsville, Alabama Barnsville is a ghost town in Marion County, Alabama, United States. Two churches still remain in Barnsville. Scattered populace still occupy Barnsville.... |
Bam Bridge, Bambridge | Colbert Colbert County, Alabama Colbert County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chiefs. George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River in 1790 near present day Cherokee.... , Lauderdale Lauderdale County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*86.4% White*10.0% Black*0.4% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.4% Two or more races*2.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
1819 | 1840s | Under Wilson Lake | |
| Battelle Battelle, Alabama Battelle is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.Battelle was once a thriving mining community which was spread in a north – south line along the foot of Lookout Mountain five miles north of Valley Head, Alabama. Today the forest has reclaimed the whole area and not a single... |
DeKalb DeKalb County, Alabama As of the 2010 Census DeKalb County had a population of 71,109. The median age was 37.5. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 81.6% non-Hispanic white, 1.5% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander , 9.9% from some other race, 2.2% reporting two or... |
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| Beaver Mills Beaver Mills, Alabama Beaver Mills, also known as Beaver Meadow, is a ghost town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, near U.S. Route 45, south of Citronelle. It was the site of a paper mill that was also used as a uniform depot during the American Civil War.... |
Beaver Meadow | Mobile Mobile County, Alabama Mobile County[p] is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe . As of 2011, its population was 415,704. Its county seat is Mobile, Alabama... |
Neglected | Site of a uniform depot during Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... |
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| Bellefonte Bellefonte, Alabama Bellefonte is a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, near the site of the Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station. It is located roughly two miles southeast of Hollywood, Alabama.-History:... |
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| Blakeley Blakeley, Alabama Blakeley is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It was the location of a major fort during the Civil War. The town is now in an Alabama historic state park known as Historic Blakeley State Park near Spanish Fort.... |
Baldwin Baldwin County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*85.7% White*9.4% Black*0.7% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.5% Two or more races*4.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
1813 | 1865 | Former county seat County seat A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States.... of Baldwin County |
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| Blanche | Cherokee Cherokee County, Alabama Cherokee County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named for the Cherokee tribe. As of 2010 the population was 25,989. Its county seat is Centre and it is a prohibition or dry county.- History :... |
Barren | Site at intersection of State Route 35 Alabama State Route 35 State Route 35 is a long state route in the northeastern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 9 in rural Cherokee County northeast of Cedar Bluff and near the Alabama-Georgia state line. The northern terminus of the route is at Woodville in... and State Route 273 Alabama State Route 273 State Route 273 is a long route in Cherokee County in the northeastern part of Alabama. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 68 at Leesburg... |
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| Bluff City | Bluff, Monroe | Morgan Morgan County, Alabama Morgan County is the most populous county in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the second most populous county in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area in the U.S. State of Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818 from land acquired from the... |
1818 | 1881 | ||
| Boston | Franklin Franklin County, Alabama Franklin County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. As of 2010, the population was 31,704... |
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| Broomtown Broomtown, Alabama Broomtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Alabama. As of the 2010 census, its population was 182. It was named after Chief Broom of the Cherokee Nation, who occupied the area from the late eighteenth century into the 1830s... |
Cherokee Cherokee County, Alabama Cherokee County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named for the Cherokee tribe. As of 2010 the population was 25,989. Its county seat is Centre and it is a prohibition or dry county.- History :... |
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| Chandler Springs | Talladega Talladega County, Alabama Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Talladega is a Muscogee Native American word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of 2010, the population was 82,291... |
1832 | 1918 | Abandoned | Nationally famous resort town, from 1832-1918 | |
| Cahaba Cahaba, Alabama Cahaba, also spelled Cahawba, was the first permanent state capital of Alabama from 1820 to 1825. It is now a ghost town and state historic site. The site is located in Dallas County, southwest of Selma.-Capital:... |
Dallas Dallas County, Alabama Dallas County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas. The county seat is Selma.- History :... |
1819 | 1865 | Abandoned | First capital of Alabama, from 1820-1826 | |
| Cedric Cedric, Alabama Cedric, Alabama, was a small community in northeastern Chambers County, Alabama. Today it is entirely in private ownership. It is located 3–4 miles to the southeast of present day Roanoke, and about 1 mile southwest of Bacon Level Church.... |
Randolph Randolph County, Alabama Randolph County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of John Randolph, a member of the United States Senate from Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 22,913. Its county seat is Wedowee... |
Four miles southwest of Roanoke | ||||
| Centerdale | Morgan Morgan County, Alabama Morgan County is the most populous county in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the second most populous county in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area in the U.S. State of Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818 from land acquired from the... |
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| Chulafinnee Placers | Cleburne Cleburne County, Alabama Cleburne County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Major General Patrick Cleburne, of Arkansas. As of 2010 the population was 14,972. Its county seat is Heflin.- History :... |
1835 | 1840s | |||
| Claiborne Claiborne, Alabama Claiborne is a ghost town on a bluff above the Alabama River in Monroe County, Alabama. Situated near the Federal Road, Claiborne began during the Mississippi Territory period with a ferry over the river. During the Creek War a large stockade fort, named Fort Claiborne, was established at the... |
Monroe Monroe County, Alabama Monroe County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. As of 2010, the population was 23,068. Its county seat is Monroeville. It is a dry county, in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or... |
1816 | 1870s | Abandoned | One of the largest settlements in early Alabama | |
| Clarkesville Clarkesville, Alabama Clarkesville is a ghost town in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. It was the county seat of Clarke County until 1831.-History:... |
Clarkeville | Clarke Clarke County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*54.5% White*43.9% Black*0.4% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*0.7% Two or more races*1.0% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
1819 | 1860s | Barren | First county seat of Clarke County |
| Dumphries | Washington Washington County, Alabama Washington County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was named in honor of George Washington, first President of the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 17,581. Its county seat is Chatom. Washington County is a dry county.-History:The area was long inhabited... |
1819 | 1839 | |||
| Erie | Hale Hale County, Alabama Hale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale. As of 2010 the population was 15,760. Its county seat is Greensboro and it is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
1819 | 1855 | Former county seat of Hale County | ||
| Failetown Failetown, Alabama Failetown is a ghost town in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.-Geography:Failetown was located at 31°55'42.46" North, 88°00'58.16" West .-History:... |
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| Finchburg | Finchburgh, Finchberg | Monroe Monroe County, Alabama Monroe County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. As of 2010, the population was 23,068. Its county seat is Monroeville. It is a dry county, in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or... |
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| Fort Gaines Fort Gaines, Alabama Fort Gaines is a historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. It was named for Edmund Pendleton Gaines. Established in 1821, it is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.... |
Mobile Mobile County, Alabama Mobile County[p] is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe . As of 2011, its population was 415,704. Its county seat is Mobile, Alabama... |
Defensive fort on Mobile Bay. Now serves as a museum and tourist attraction on Dauphin Island. | ||||
| Fort McClellan | Calhoun Calhoun County, Alabama Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of John C. Calhoun, famous member of the United States Senate from South Carolina. As of 2010 the population was 118,572. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Former army base outside of Anniston | ||||
| Fort Morgan Fort Morgan, Alabama Fort Morgan is a historic masonry star fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States. Some scholars regard it as "one of the finest examples of military architecture in the New World." The post was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan... |
Baldwin Baldwin County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*85.7% White*9.4% Black*0.7% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.5% Two or more races*4.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
Defensive fort on Mobile Bay | ||||
| Gold Log Mine | Talladega Talladega County, Alabama Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Talladega is a Muscogee Native American word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of 2010, the population was 82,291... |
Former gold mining camp | ||||
| Houston | Winston Winston County, Alabama Winston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, formerly known as Hancock County before 1858.Its name is in honor of John A. Winston, the 15th Governor of Alabama. As of 2010, the population was 24,484. Its county seat is Double Springs.... |
Historic | Former county seat of Winston County | |||
| Louina Louina, Alabama Louina, sometimes Ole Louina, is a ghost town located 14 miles west of Roanoke and about one mile east of Wadley in Randolph County, Alabama, United States... |
Randolph Randolph County, Alabama Randolph County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of John Randolph, a member of the United States Senate from Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 22,913. Its county seat is Wedowee... |
At one time the largest town in Randolph County | ||||
| Manasco | Walker Walker County, Alabama Walker County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of John Williams Walker, a member of the United States Senate. As of 2010 the population was 67,023... |
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| Massillon | Dallas Dallas County, Alabama Dallas County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas. The county seat is Selma.- History :... |
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| Montezuma | Covington Courthouse | Covington Covington County, Alabama Covington County, Alabama, is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington of Maryland. As of 2010 the population was 37,765... |
First county seat of Covington County | |||
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| Nottingham | Jones Camp Ground | Talladega Talladega County, Alabama Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Talladega is a Muscogee Native American word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of 2010, the population was 82,291... |
1880s | 1895 | Steel town | |
| Odena | Shirtee Plantation, Odena Plantation, Oden's Mill | Talladega Talladega County, Alabama Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Talladega is a Muscogee Native American word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of 2010, the population was 82,291... |
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| Old Ramer | Montgomery Montgomery County, Alabama Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the most populous county in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area; its population in 2010 was 229,363 .- History :... |
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| Pansey | Houston Houston County, Alabama Houston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010 the population was 101,547. Its county seat is Dothan.Houston County is part of the Dothan Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
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| Prairie Bluff Prairie Bluff, Alabama Prairie Bluff, also known as Daletown and Prairie Blue, is a ghost town in Wilcox County, Alabama.-History:Prairie Bluff first appeared on maps in 1819, the same year that Alabama was admitted to the Union as a state. It was listed erroneously as Prairie Blue on Fielding Lucas' Geographic,... |
Prairie Blue, Dale, Daletown | Wilcox Wilcox County, Alabama Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Lieutenant J. M. Wilcox, who fought in the wars against the Creek tribe. As of 2010, the population was 11,670... |
1819 | 1870s | Barren | Former Alabama River Alabama River The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery.The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge into... shipping port |
| Rockcastle | Davis Creek | Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Tuscaloosa County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.It is named in honor of the pre-Choctaw chief Tuskaloosa. In 2010, the population was 194,656... |
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| St. Stephens St. Stephens, Alabama St. Stephens is an unincorporated census-designated place in Washington County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 495. Located near the Tombigbee River in the southwestern part of the state, it is composed of two distinct sites: Old St. Stephens and New St. Stephens.... |
Washington Washington County, Alabama Washington County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was named in honor of George Washington, first President of the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 17,581. Its county seat is Chatom. Washington County is a dry county.-History:The area was long inhabited... |
First territorial capital of Alabama | ||||
| Stanton Stanton, Alabama Stanton is an unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama, United States. The community has a post office, with postmasters appointed from 1883 to 2006.-Geography:Stanton is located at and has an elevation of .... |
Chilton Chilton County, Alabama -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*84.1% White*9.7% Black*0.4% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.2% Two or more races*7.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
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| Valhermoso Springs | Chunn Springs, Manning Springs, Valhermosa Springs, White Sulpher Springs | Morgan Morgan County, Alabama Morgan County is the most populous county in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the second most populous county in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area in the U.S. State of Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818 from land acquired from the... |
Former health resort | |||
| Vienna Vienna, Alabama Vienna is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama. It was a prosperous river port from the 1830s until the American Civil War, situated along the eastern shore of the Tombigbee River on the southwestern border of the county. It declined rapidly in importance with the building of a... |
Pickens Pickens County, Alabama Pickens County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010, the population was 19,746. Its county seat is Carrollton, and it is a prohibition, or dry county.-History:... |
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| Waldo Waldo, Alabama Waldo is a town in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 281.-Geography:Waldo is located at .According to the U.S... |
Talladega Talladega County, Alabama Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Talladega is a Muscogee Native American word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of 2010, the population was 82,291... |
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