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Bird

Ghost town · Blount County, Alabama

Clarence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Clarence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bird is a ghost town in Blount County, Alabama. It is one of 5 former communities in Blount County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bird as a historical populated place on the Clarence 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 34.0298° N, 86.3892° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClarence
Elevation939 ft
Nearest living townAltoona, AL
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID163164
Coordinates34.02982, -86.38915

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What's there now

Bird is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Altoona, AL (population 1,211), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 939 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 Bird?

Bird is in Blount County, Alabama, at 34.0298, -86.3892.

How many ghost towns are in Blount County?

Blount County, Alabama has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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