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Aucheucaula

Ghost town · Coosa County, Alabama

Columbiana quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Columbiana quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Aucheucaula is a ghost town in Coosa County, Alabama. It is one of 3 former communities in Coosa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aucheucaula as a historical populated place on the Shelby 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 33.0210° N, 86.5111° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShelby
Elevation503 ft
Nearest living townShelby, AL
Distance to it7.3 miles
GNIS feature ID157802
Coordinates33.02095, -86.51109

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What's there now

Aucheucaula is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shelby, AL (population 691), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 503 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Aucheucaula?

Aucheucaula is in Coosa County, Alabama, at 33.0210, -86.5111.

How many ghost towns are in Coosa County?

Coosa County, Alabama has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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