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Arbacoochee

Ghost town · Cleburne County, Alabama

Ross Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Ross Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Arbacoochee is a ghost town in Cleburne County, Alabama. It is the only former community in Cleburne County recorded on the federal names register, out of 431 across Alabama.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Arbacoochee as a historical populated place on the Ross Mountain topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.5762° N, 85.5172° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoss Mountain
Elevation959 ft
Nearest living townHeflin, AL
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID159079
Coordinates33.57622, -85.51718

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What's there now

Arbacoochee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Heflin, AL (population 3,462), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 959 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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