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 Town name Other name County Established Disestablished Current status Remarks Aigleville Marengo 1818 1830s Barren Established by French Vine and Olive colonistsArcola Arcola Ferry Hale 1820s 1850s Historic Established by French Vine and Olive colonistsBainbridge Bam Bridge, Bambridge Colbert, Lauderdale 1819 1840s Submerged Under Wilson LakeBarnesville Marion Historic Battelle DeKalb Neglected Beaver Mills Beaver Meadow Mobile Neglected Site of a uniform depot during Civil WarBelle Fontaine Bellefontaine, Belle Fountaine, Bellefountain, Bell Fountain, Belfont Baldwin Bef. 1775 Historic Stagecoach stop and supper standBellefonte Jackson 1821 1920s Neglected Former county seat of Jackson CountyBlakeley Baldwin 1813 1865 Neglected Former county seat of Baldwin CountyBlanche Cherokee Barren Site at intersection of State Route 35 and State Route 273Bluff City Bluff, Monroe Morgan 1818 1881 Bluffton Cherokee 1887 1934 Barren Former iron ore mining townBoston Franklin Brownville Tuscaloosa 1925 Approx. 1989 Abandoned / demolished Former 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 CountyCahaba Dallas 1819 1865 Abandoned First capital of Alabama, from 1820-1826Cadle Ardela, Cadle Station Bibb c. 1890 c. 1900s Barren Railroad flag stop on the Southern Railway, named for Cornelius Cadle, co-founder of the Cahaba Coal Mining Company; later known as Ardela (mapped 1902–1971)Cedric Randolph Four miles southwest of RoanokeCenterdale Morgan Chandler Springs Talladega 1832 1918 Abandoned Nationally famous resort town, from 1832-1918Choctaw Corner Clarke Barren Area now part of ThomasvilleChulafinnee Placers Cleburne 1835 1840s Claiborne Monroe 1816 1870s Abandoned One of the largest settlements in early AlabamaClarkesville Clarkeville Clarke 1819 1860s Barren First county seat of Clarke CountyDumphries Washington 1819 1839 Erie Hale 1819 1855 Barren Former county seat of Hale CountyFailetown Clarke Site of the Bashi Skirmish a battle during the Creek War.Finchburg Finchburgh, Finchberg Monroe Amasa Coleman Lee, the father of Harper Lee did live in this town.Fitzpatrick Bullock Historic Fort Gaines Mobile Historic Defensive fort on Mobile Bay. Now serves as a museum and tourist attraction on Dauphin Island.Fort McClellan Calhoun 19121999 Abandoned/historic Former army base outside of AnnistonFort Morgan Baldwin Defensive fort on Mobile BayGantts Quarry Talladega 18302000 Abandoned Former mining townGold Log Mine Talladega Former gold mining campHouston Winston Historic Former county seat of Winston CountyKaulton Tuscaloosa 1912 Barren Former Kaul Lumber Company company town and mill site; now part of TuscaloosaKowaligaBenson, Kowaliga Industrial CommunityElmore, later Tallapoosa Barren and submergedFormer historically African-American community with a focus on industry, was partially submerged under Lake Martin after the creation of Martin Dam.Louina Randolph 18341905 At one time the largest town in Randolph CountyManasco Walker Massillon Dallas Minden Calhoun Montezuma Covington Courthouse Covington Now a neighborhood of River Falls First county seat of Covington CountyMorgan Stream Mountain Mills Colbert 18721893 Barren Former home of large cotton millNottingham Jones Camp Ground Talladega 1880s 1895 Steel townOdena Shirtee Plantation, Odena Plantation, Oden's Mill Talladega Barren Old Ramer Montgomery 1850 1895 Pansey Houston The 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, Lucy Baxley who served from 2003 to 2007 was born here.Pikeville Marion First county seat of Marion CountyPrairie Bluff Prairie Blue, Dale, Daletown Wilcox 1819 1870s Submerged Former Alabama River shipping portRivertonMap 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.htm Point Smith 1846-1851, Chickasaw 1851-1890, Riverton 1890-1930s Colbert18461930sSubmergedFormer 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 TrailRockcastle Davis Creek Tuscaloosa St. Stephens Washington 1789 Historic First territorial capital of AlabamaStanton Chilton Tooktocaugee Calhoun Barren Former Creek Indian villageTurkey Town Cherokee 1770 Barren Former Creek Indian villageValhermoso Springs Chunn Springs, Manning Springs, Valhermosa Springs, White Sulpher Springs Morgan Former health resortVienna Pickens Former Tombigbee River port.Washington Autauga 18171879Barren/submergedFirst county seat of Autauga CountyBell Fontaine Bell Fountain Baldwin ca. 1760 1880s Abandoned/replaced Former stagecoach stop and settlement
References
External links Alabama Ghost Towns DigitalAlabama.com Alabama Ghost Towns Cahawba, Alabama Alabama Ghost Towns - Treasure Quest Metal Detecting Ghost Towns of Alabama - Digital Alabama