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List of ghost towns in Alabama

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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Alabama, United States.

Classification

= Barren site =

  • Sites no longer in existence
  • Sites that have been destroyed
  • Covered with water
  • Reverted to pasture
  • May have a few difficult to find foundations/footings at most

= Neglected site =

  • Only rubble left
  • All buildings uninhabited
  • Roofless building ruins
  • Some buildings or houses still standing, but majority are roofless

= Abandoned site =

  • Building or houses still standing
  • Buildings and houses all abandoned
  • No population, except caretaker
  • Site no longer in existence except for one or two buildings, for example old church, grocery store

= Semi-abandoned site =

  • Building or houses still standing
  • Buildings and houses largely abandoned
  • Few residents
  • Many abandoned buildings
  • Small population

= Historic community =

  • Building or houses still standing
  • Still a busy community
  • Smaller than its boom years
  • Population has decreased dramatically, to one fifth or less.

Ghost towns

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-Aigleville{{cite book |title=Dead Towns of Alabama |last=Harris |first=W. Stuart |year=1977 |publisher=University of Alabama Press |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |pages=57–58 |isbn=0-8173-1125-4 }}Marengo18181830sBarrenEstablished by French Vine and Olive colonists
-Arcola{{cite book |title=Dead Towns of Alabama |last=Harris |first=W. Stuart |year=1977 |publisher=University of Alabama Press |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |page=60 |isbn=0-8173-1125-4 }}Arcola FerryHale1820s1850sHistoricEstablished by French Vine and Olive colonists
-Bainbridge

{{cite web

| title = Guide to the Ghost Towns of Alabama

| work = Ghost Town USA

| publisher = Gary B Speck Publications

| date = Dec 28, 2008

| url = http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gtusa/usa/al.htm

| accessdate = May 12, 2009}}

Bam Bridge, BambridgeColbert, Lauderdale18191840sSubmergedUnder Wilson Lake
-Barnesville

{{cite web

| title = Ghost Towns of Alabama

| work = Ghost Towns

| publisher = ghosttowns.com

| url = http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/al/al.html

| accessdate = May 11, 2009}}

MarionHistoric
-BattelleDeKalbNeglected
-Beaver MillsBeaver MeadowMobileNeglectedSite of a uniform depot during Civil War
-BellefonteJackson18211920sNeglectedFormer county seat of Jackson County
-BlakeleyBaldwin18131865NeglectedFormer county seat of Baldwin County
-BlancheCherokeeBarrenSite at intersection of State Route 35 and State Route 273
-Bluff CityBluff, MonroeMorgan18181881
-BlufftonCherokee18871934BarrenFormer iron ore mining town
-BostonFranklin
-BrownvilleTuscaloosa1925Approx. 1989Abandoned / demolishedFormer company town for W.P. Brown and Sons Lumber Co., some plots still visible near intersection of Tabernacle Road and Brownville Pike Road in Northwestern Tuscaloosa County
-CahabaDallas18191865AbandonedFirst capital of Alabama, from 1820-1826
-CedricRandolphFour miles southwest of Roanoke
-CenterdaleMorgan
-Chandler Springs{{cite web

| title = Alabama Ghost-Town Project

| work = Ghost Towns of Alabama

| publisher = BamaRides.com

| url = http://bamarides.com/rideforum/alabama-ghost-town-project/

| accessdate = Feb 26, 2011

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110310090036/http://bamarides.com/rideforum/alabama-ghost-town-project/

| archive-date = March 10, 2011

| url-status = dead

}}

Talladega18321918AbandonedNationally famous resort town, from 1832-1918
-Choctaw CornerClarkeBarrenArea now part of Thomasville
-Chulafinnee PlacersCleburne18351840s
-Claiborne{{cite book |title=Dead Towns of Alabama |last=Harris |first=W. Stuart |year=1977 |publisher=University of Alabama Press |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |pages=71–72 |isbn=0-8173-1125-4 }}Monroe18161870sAbandonedOne of the largest settlements in early Alabama
-Clarkesville{{cite book |title=Dead Towns of Alabama |last=Harris |first=W. Stuart |year=1977 |publisher=University of Alabama Press |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |pages=72–73 |isbn=0-8173-1125-4 }}ClarkevilleClarke18191860sBarrenFirst county seat of Clarke County
-DumphriesWashington18191839
-ErieHale18191855BarrenFormer county seat of Hale County
-FailetownClarkeSite of the Bashi Skirmish a battle during the Creek War.
-FinchburgFinchburgh, FinchbergMonroeAmasa Coleman Lee, the father of Harper Lee did live in this town.
-FitzpatrickBullockHistoric
-Fort GainesMobileHistoricDefensive fort on Mobile Bay. Now serves as a museum and tourist attraction on Dauphin Island.
-Fort McClellanCalhoun19121999Abandoned/historicFormer army base outside of Anniston
-Fort MorganBaldwinDefensive fort on Mobile Bay
-Gantts QuarryTalladega18302000AbandonedFormer mining town
-Gold Log MineTalladegaFormer gold mining camp
-HoustonWinstonHistoricFormer county seat of Winston County
-KaultonTuscaloosa1912BarrenFormer Kaul Lumber Company company town and mill site; now part of Tuscaloosa
Kowaliga

|Benson, Kowaliga Industrial Community

|Elmore, later Tallapoosa

|{{Circa|1890}}

|{{Circa|1926}}

|Barren and submerged

|Former historically African-American community with a focus on industry, was partially submerged under Lake Martin after the creation of Martin Dam.{{Cite web |last=Hedreen |first=Siri |date=April 28, 2021 |title=Timeline: The rise and fall of Benson |url=https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/multimedia/timeline-the-rise-and-fall-of-benson/collection_dbacf2d8-a820-11eb-8a10-f3392a9ea996.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Alexander City Outlook |language=en |type=article and image carousel}}

-LouinaRandolph18341905At one time the largest town in Randolph County
-ManascoWalker
-MassillonDallas
-MindenCalhoun|
-MontezumaCovington CourthouseCovingtonNow a neighborhood of River FallsFirst county seat of Covington County
-Morgan Stream
-Mountain MillsColbert18721893BarrenFormer home of large cotton mill
-NottinghamJones Camp GroundTalladega1880s1895Steel town
-OdenaShirtee Plantation, Odena Plantation, Oden's MillTalladegaBarren
-Old RamerMontgomery18501895
-PanseyHoustonThe 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, Lucy Baxley who served from 2003 to 2007 was born here.
-PikevilleMarionFirst county seat of Marion County
-Prairie BluffPrairie Blue, Dale, DaletownWilcox18191870sSubmergedFormer Alabama River shipping port
-RivertonMap of Northwest Alabama Area-alabama.hometownlocator.com/al/colbert/riverton.cfmEd Vengrouskie (1999). Colbert County Alabama History - History of the Northwest Corner of Alabama. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ alcolber/hist-nwal.htmPoint Smith 1846-1851, Chickasaw 1851-1890, Riverton 1890-1930sColbert18461930sSubmergedFormer Tennessee River port town, now underwater due to the construction of the Pickwick Landing Dam. The only current remnant of Riverton is a cemetery located along the Rose Trail
-RockcastleDavis CreekTuscaloosa
-St. StephensWashington1789HistoricFirst territorial capital of Alabama
-StantonChilton
-TooktocaugeeCalhounBarrenFormer Creek Indian village
-Turkey TownCherokee1770BarrenFormer Creek Indian village
-Valhermoso SpringsChunn Springs, Manning Springs, Valhermosa Springs, White Sulpher SpringsMorganFormer health resort
-ViennaPickensFormer Tombigbee River port.
-WashingtonAutauga18171879Barren/submergedFirst county seat of Autauga County
-Bell FontaineBell FountainBaldwinca. 17601880sAbandoned/replacedFormer stagecoach stop and settlement
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References

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External links

  • [https://digitalalabama.com/article/alabama-ghost-towns Alabama Ghost Towns] DigitalAlabama.com
  • [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alghstwn/ Alabama Ghost Towns]
  • [http://www.cahawba.com/ Cahawba, Alabama]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105062651/http://www.treasurequestxlt.com/community/alabama-ghost-towns/ Alabama Ghost Towns - Treasure Quest Metal Detecting]
  • [https://digitalalabama.com/alabama-ghost-towns/ghost-towns-of-alabama/9449/ Ghost Towns of Alabama - Digital Alabama]

{{Lists of ghost towns by U.S. state}}

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