List of ghost towns in Alabama

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

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

Town name   Other name   County   Established   Disestablished   Current status   Remarks   
Aigleville[1]Marengo18181830sBarrenEstablished by French Vine and Olive colonists
Arcola[2]Arcola FerryHale1820s1850sHistoricEstablished by French Vine and Olive colonists
Bainbridge[3]Bam Bridge, BambridgeColbert, Lauderdale18191840sSubmerged Under Wilson Lake
Barnesville[4]MarionHistoric
Battelle[4]DeKalbNeglected
Beaver Mills[4]Beaver MeadowMobileNeglectedSite of a uniform depot during Civil War
BellefonteJackson18211920sNeglectedFormer county seat of Jackson County
Blakeley[4]Baldwin18131865Neglected Former county seat of Baldwin County
BlancheCherokeeBarrenSite at intersection of State Route 35 and State Route 273
Bluff City[3]Bluff, MonroeMorgan18181881
BlufftonCherokee18881934BarrenFormer iron ore mining town
Boston[4]Franklin
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
Cahaba[4][3]Dallas18191865AbandonedFirst capital of Alabama, from 1820-1826
Cedric[4]RandolphFour miles southwest of Roanoke
Centerdale[4]Morgan
Chandler Springs[5]Talladega18321918AbandonedNationally famous resort town, from 1832-1918
Choctaw CornerClarkeBarrenArea now part of Thomasville
Chulafinnee Placers[3]Cleburne18351840s
Claiborne[4][6]Monroe18161870sAbandonedOne of the largest settlements in early Alabama
Clarkesville[7]ClarkevilleClarke18191860sBarrenFirst county seat of Clarke County
Dumphries[3]Washington18191839
Erie[4][3]Hale18191855Barren Former county seat of Hale County
FailetownClarkeSite of the Bashi Shirmish a battle during the Creek War.
Finchburg[3]Finchburgh, FinchbergMonroeAmasa Coleman Lee, the father of Harper Lee did live in this town.
Fort Gaines[3]MobileHistoric Defensive fort on Mobile Bay. Now serves as a museum and tourist attraction on Dauphin Island.
Fort McClellanCalhoun19121999Abandoned/HistoricFormer army base outside of Anniston
Fort Morgan[3]BaldwinDefensive fort on Mobile Bay
Gantts QuarryTalladega18302000AbandonedFormer mining town
Gold Log Mine[3]TalladegaFormer gold mining camp
Houston[3]WinstonHistoricFormer county seat of Winston County
KaultonTuscaloosa1912BarrenFormer Kaul Lumber Company company town and mill site; now part of Tuscaloosa
Louina[3]Randolph18341905At one time the largest town in Randolph County
Manasco[4]Walker
Massillon[3]Dallas
MindenCalhoun
Montezuma[3]Covington CourthouseCovingtonFirst county seat of Covington County
Morgan Stream
Mountain MillsColbert18721893BarrenFormer home of large cotton mill
Nottingham[3]Jones Camp GroundTalladega1880s1895Steel town
Odena[3]Shirtee Plantation, Odena Plantation, Oden's MillTalladegaBarren
Old Ramer[4]Montgomery18501895
Pansey[4]HoustonThe 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, Lucy Baxley who served from 2003-2007 was born here.
PikevilleMarionFirst county seat of Marion County
Prairie BluffPrairie Blue, Dale, DaletownWilcox18191870sSubmergedFormer Alabama River shipping port
Riverton [4][8][9]Point 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
Rockcastle[3]Davis CreekTuscaloosa
St. Stephens[4]Washington1769 Historic First territorial capital of Alabama
Stanton[4]Chilton
TooktocaugeeCalhounBarrenFormer Creek Indian village
Turkey TownCherokee1770BarrenFormer Creek Indian village
Valhermoso Springs[3]Chunn Springs, Manning Springs, Valhermosa Springs, White Sulpher SpringsMorganFormer health resort
Vienna[4]PickensFormer Tombigbee River port.
Waldo[3]Talladega
WashingtonAutauga18171879Barren/SubmergedFirst county seat of Autauga County

References

  1. ↑ Harris, W. Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. p. 57–58. ISBN 0-8173-1125-4.
  2. ↑ Harris, W. Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-8173-1125-4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Guide to the Ghost Towns of Alabama". Ghost Town USA. Gary B Speck Publications. Dec 28, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Ghost Towns of Alabama". Ghost Towns. ghosttowns.com. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Alabama Ghost-Town Project". Ghost Towns of Alabama. BamaRides.com. Retrieved Feb 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ Harris, W. Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 0-8173-1125-4.
  7. ↑ Harris, W. Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-8173-1125-4.
  8. ↑ Map of Northwest Alabama Area-alabama.hometownlocator.com/al/colbert/riverton.cfm
  9. ↑ Ed Vengrouskie (1999). Colbert County Alabama History - History of the Northwest Corner of Alabama. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ alcolber/hist-nwal.htm
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