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Ghost Towns of Alabama
Alabama's vanished towns follow its rivers and its seams: antebellum river ports like Cahawba that flooding and the Civil War unmade, and Appalachian coal-and-iron camps around Birmingham that emptied when the furnaces went cold.
2,938 sites surveyed across Alabama — 3 charted with full records so far, entered by year of settlement. The rest are awaiting verification.
✕Charted — click for the recordSurveyed — records pending
Survey note
The federal place-name archive records 2,938 vanished or historical sites in Alabama — ghost towns, mining camps, townsites, and railroad stops. We chart them a few at a time, as the records can be verified. Every mark on this map is a place that once had a name.
TownYearsLast pop.Classification
Old St. StephensWashington Co.Vanished PlaceBlakeleyBaldwin Co.Historic TownsiteCahawbaDallas Co.Vanished PlaceThe full survey ledger
Every vanished town the federal archive records in Alabama — each with its own record page, verified and expanded over time.
AbernathyCalhoun Co.AbihkaTalladega Co.AbnerClay Co.AdeliaCalhoun Co.AlkehatcheeTallapoosa Co.AndrewAutauga Co.ApalatchuklaRussell Co.ArbacoocheeCleburne Co.ArdelaBibb Co.ArnotLauderdale Co.ArringtonSumter Co.AtlasLauderdale Co.AucheucaulaCoosa Co.AutaugaAutauga Co.AvocaLawrence Co.BainbridgeLauderdale Co.BainbridgeColbert Co.BaltimoreCullman Co.BannerEtowah Co.BarronsMarengo Co.BartlettMarshall Co.Batts NestWinston Co.Beach GroveLauderdale Co.BeachboroJackson Co.BeasleyCalhoun Co.BeckleysMarengo Co.BelewLauderdale Co.BelleviewLauderdale Co.BennettsvilleEtowah Co.BensonEtowah Co.BensonTallapoosa Co.BeraCalhoun Co.BerrysJackson Co.Beth GroveAutauga Co.BethelSumter Co.BethelLauderdale Co.BethelWinston Co.BethlehamTallapoosa Co.BickfordWinston Co.Big EddyBarbour Co.Big OakWinston Co.Big SpringMarshall Co.Big SpringsBibb Co.BirdBlount Co.Black Creek FallsEtowah Co.Black Gum CornersBarbour Co.Black SwampWinston Co.Black Warrior TownWalker Co.BloctonBibb Co.Blue EyeCalhoun Co.Blue LockMarengo Co.Blue SpringsCalhoun Co.Booger TreeWinston Co.BootsvilleDeKalb Co.BoozerCalhoun Co.BowenMarshall Co.BraeheadBibb Co.Brannon SpringsEtowah Co.Browns ValleyJackson Co.BrunerCalhoun Co.BucktownBibb Co.Bullard ShoalsJefferson Co.BurlingtonElmore Co.BurmahBibb Co.CadleBibb Co.Camak MillsWalker Co.Camp SpringLawrence Co.Campbell SettlementColbert Co.CanaanLauderdale Co.Cane CreekCalhoun Co.Cane CreekBibb Co.CaroLimestone Co.CarytonColbert Co.CedahomaChoctaw Co.CedarBarbour Co.Cedar GroveJefferson Co.Cedar HillLauderdale Co.Cedar SpringsCherokee Co.Centre RidgePike Co.ChickasawColbert Co.Chigger RidgeCalhoun Co.ChinnabeeCalhoun Co.Cholocco LitabixeeTallapoosa Co.ChumleyDeKalb Co.Church HillTallapoosa Co.ClarkCalhoun Co.Clear SpringsEtowah Co.CliftonLimestone Co.ClydeDeKalb Co.Coal SpringsBarbour Co.Coato BendEtowah Co.Cochran SpringsCalhoun Co.Cole RidgeBarbour Co.CollinsCalhoun Co.ColomaCherokee Co.CopenhagenJackson Co.CordellDeKalb Co.CorinneBibb Co.CorinthWinston Co.CorumLauderdale Co.CostillaGeneva Co.CotnamDeKalb Co.CraigBlount Co.CrenshawMarengo Co.Crows CampColbert Co.Cumberland Mountain Farm ColonyJackson Co.CunninghamJefferson Co.DaileyCalhoun Co.DaleBlount Co.DataBibb Co.Davidsons Cross RoadsColbert Co.DentonColbert Co.DodsonvilleJackson Co.Doubleheads VillageColbert Co.DouthrittvilleCalhoun Co.Dry CoveJackson Co.DykeTallapoosa Co.East TrussvilleJefferson Co.EgyptBibb Co.ElderClay Co.EllisonMarengo Co.EmuckfawTallapoosa Co.ErieHale Co.EstavilleLimestone Co.EstepLauderdale Co.EtowahtonEtowah Co.FairfieldJackson Co.FairmountBarbour Co.Fakit ChipuntaClarke Co.FarrissWinston Co.FerncliffJackson Co.Ferns QuarterMarshall Co.FieldsBarbour Co.FikestownBibb Co.FloyDeKalb Co.Fort DepositMarshall Co.FountainrunSt. Clair Co.FowlerBlount Co.FriendshipMarshall Co.Furnace HillColbert Co.FusihatchiElmore Co.GarnerColbert Co.GatesvilleColbert Co.Germania SpringsCalhoun Co.GibbonsAutauga Co.Goat RanchWinston Co.Good SpringsColbert Co.GoshenCalhoun Co.GrantvilleCherokee Co.GrayJackson Co.GrayWinston Co.Green TreeLauderdale Co.GreerEtowah Co.GreertonJackson Co.GregoryMarshall Co.GriffinsMarengo Co.Gum SpringsEtowah Co.HaddockLauderdale Co.HaleEtowah Co.HamletTallapoosa Co.HannahJackson Co.HargroveBibb Co.HariconWinston Co.HarmonyTallapoosa Co.HawkinsvilleBibb Co.HaworthEtowah Co.HebronCalhoun Co.HendrickvilleDeKalb Co.Hill TopCalhoun Co.HillabiTallapoosa Co.HillsideAutauga Co.HixDeKalb Co.HomerDeKalb Co.HornsboroMarengo Co.HouseCalhoun Co.HubColbert Co.HunterColbert Co.HurricaneLauderdale Co.HymerJackson Co.IndexJackson Co.IngletonColbert Co.IreneCalhoun Co.Island HomeTallapoosa Co.Jack LaneJackson Co.JinkMarshall Co.JohnsonMarshall Co.June BugCalhoun Co.Kaeiser BottomsWinston Co.KalmiaAutauga Co.KearneyCalhoun Co.KeelMarshall Co.KendellLauderdale Co.Keys ChapelLauderdale Co.KilburnLauderdale Co.KingmanLauderdale Co.KingsMarengo Co.Kings HillCherokee Co.KinlockLawrence Co.Kirby CreekJackson Co.KnowltonBarbour Co.KulumiElmore Co.La GrangeColbert Co.LakeviewCovington Co.LamontMarshall Co.LangdonCherokee Co.LarimoreDeKalb Co.LarissaWinston Co.Larkins ForkJackson Co.Laurel GroveBarbour Co.Leath GapEtowah Co.LewinEtowah Co.Lily GroveDallas Co.Little ZionColbert Co.LockhartWalker Co.LotMarshall Co.LoweMadison Co.LoyallColbert Co.LunaDeKalb Co.LyonMarengo Co.MackCalhoun Co.MahanDeKalb Co.MarcusDeKalb Co.MarmionLauderdale Co.MasingaleEtowah Co.MasonvilleLauderdale Co.MathewsLauderdale Co.MatildaTallapoosa Co.MauldinEtowah Co.May AppleMarshall Co.Mays GulfDeKalb Co.McCorkleMarengo Co.McCullarsCalhoun Co.McGeeLauderdale Co.McNeidersMarengo Co.McNeilsMarengo Co.MeadeCalhoun Co.MeccaLauderdale Co.MelvinLauderdale Co.MidMarshall Co.MidwayCalhoun Co.MilanJackson Co.MillieCalhoun Co.MillvilleGeneva Co.MindenCalhoun Co.MinkCalhoun Co.MinorvilleMarshall Co.MonaCherokee Co.MontezumaCovington Co.MorrisvilleGeneva Co.MortonEtowah Co.MossMarengo Co.Mount GileadCalhoun Co.Mount OliveBarbour Co.Mount OliveLauderdale Co.Mount PleasantColbert Co.Mount ZionDeKalb Co.Mount ZionCherokee Co.Mountain MillsColbert Co.Mountain ValleyWalker Co.Mud CreekJackson Co.MuklassaMontgomery Co.MusgroveDeKalb Co.NarrowsJackson Co.NashEtowah Co.Nash TownBibb Co.New GeorgiaLauderdale Co.New HargroveBibb Co.NewportColbert Co.NicholsBibb Co.NicholsonDeKalb Co.NisbitEtowah Co.NiuyakaTallapoosa Co.NixEtowah Co.NorthMarshall Co.North CarolinaLauderdale Co.North PortLauderdale Co.Oak GroveCalhoun Co.Oak GrovePerry Co.Oak HillEtowah Co.OakfuskeeTallapoosa Co.OakfuskudshiTallapoosa Co.ObedTallapoosa Co.Oka KapassaColbert Co.Old Goshen CenterCalhoun Co.Old VernonAutauga Co.Old White HallMarengo Co.OnoquaAutauga Co.OtipalinCalhoun Co.OzellaTallapoosa Co.PacesMarengo Co.PadgettJackson Co.PalestineLauderdale Co.PaneColbert Co.Peach GroveMorgan Co.PeacockCrenshaw Co.Peeks HillCalhoun Co.PendergrassMarshall Co.Pennsylvania CampWalker Co.PenootawBibb Co.Persons BridgeTallapoosa Co.PetersMarshall Co.PhillipsEtowah Co.PiercetonJackson Co.Pigeon RoostWinston Co.Pilgrim RestBibb Co.Pine GroveDeKalb Co.PinthloccoCoosa Co.Pleasant ValleyCalhoun Co.PolkvilleCalhoun Co.Poplar CreekColbert Co.Poplar SpringsBarbour Co.PoseyLauderdale Co.Pull TightEtowah Co.PuryearvilleMonroe Co.RainsDeKalb Co.RawlingsvilleDeKalb Co.Red AppleMarshall Co.ReedbrakeMarshall Co.RheaEtowah Co.RicksCherokee Co.River BendBibb Co.River BendTallapoosa Co.RiverviewMorgan Co.RobinsonMarengo Co.Robinson BottomsWinston Co.Rocky HillLawrence Co.RollinsEtowah Co.RorexJackson Co.RoverTallapoosa Co.RoyseEtowah Co.RubyWalker Co.RuddCalhoun Co.Sachs BottomsWinston Co.Sand LickColbert Co.Sand SpringLimestone Co.SautaJackson Co.SawokliRussell Co.SchulerEtowah Co.Scoggins BottomsWinston Co.Shady GroveColbert Co.ShahanEtowah Co.ShawLauderdale Co.Shoemaker SpringsLimestone Co.SidhartCherokee Co.SlabtownLauderdale Co.SmithFranklin Co.Smith CrossroadsTallapoosa Co.SmithboroAutauga Co.Smiths BridgeEtowah Co.Snake CreekDeKalb Co.SouthernMarshall Co.SpioBarbour Co.SpurAutauga Co.Stacks HillBibb Co.StanfieldEtowah Co.StarkvilleCherokee Co.SterlingCherokee Co.Stoney PointLauderdale Co.StreetMarshall Co.StuttsLauderdale Co.SugarLauderdale Co.SunsetJackson Co.TalasseMacon Co.TallaseehatcheeCalhoun Co.TalleyJackson Co.TarsusCalhoun Co.ThermalJefferson Co.ThirtynineDeKalb Co.Timmons SpringsCalhoun Co.Tolen HillWinston Co.TombigbeeMarengo Co.TooktocaugeeCalhoun Co.TroySumter Co.TuckerDeKalb Co.TurkestanMonroe Co.Turkey TownCherokee Co.TuskuguElmore Co.UchiRussell Co.UptonMarshall Co.Vera CruzCovington Co.WalkerColbert Co.WarnerCherokee Co.WarwickGeneva Co.WashingtonAutauga Co.WatsekaBlount Co.WebsterLauderdale Co.WelbornvilleWinston Co.WeogufkaCoosa Co.WestmorelandLauderdale Co.WhitakerGeneva Co.Wilder HillAutauga Co.WilliamsburgMarengo Co.WillsDeKalb Co.WillstownDeKalb Co.Wilson Dam Village Number ThreeLauderdale Co.WilsonsEtowah Co.WomackCalhoun Co.WoodruffCalhoun Co.Wooley SpringsLimestone Co.WootensMarengo Co.YuccaJackson Co.YuchiRussell Co.ZanaTallapoosa Co.ZulaCalhoun Co.ZuniCalhoun Co.