Bartlett
Ghost town · Marshall County, Alabama

Bartlett is a ghost town in Marshall County, Alabama. It is one of 23 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bartlett as a historical populated place on the Douglas 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 34.1879° N, 86.2578° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Douglas |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 980 ft |
| Nearest living town | Douglas, AL |
| Distance to it | 4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 139330 |
| Coordinates | 34.18787, -86.25776 |
What's there now
Bartlett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Douglas, AL (population 1,153), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 980 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Friendshipghost town · Marshall County · 3 mi
- Red Appleghost town · Marshall County · 3.3 mi
- Reedbrakeghost town · Marshall County · 3.7 mi
- Greerghost town · Etowah County · 5.4 mi
- Bowenghost town · Marshall County · 7.1 mi
- Streetghost town · Marshall County · 7.4 mi
- Gregoryghost town · Marshall County · 7.8 mi
- Phillipsghost town · Etowah County · 8.6 mi
- Big Springghost town · Marshall County · 8.9 mi
- Lotghost town · Marshall County · 9 mi
- Minorvilleghost town · Marshall County · 9.1 mi
- Rollinsghost town · Etowah County · 9.2 mi
Questions
Where is Bartlett?
Bartlett is in Marshall County, Alabama, at 34.1879, -86.2578.
How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?
Marshall County, Alabama has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.