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Burlington

Ghost town · Elmore County, Alabama

Tallassee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Tallassee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Burlington is a ghost town in Elmore County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Elmore County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Burlington as a historical populated place on the Tallassee 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 32.5804° N, 85.9388° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTallassee
Elevation555 ft
Nearest living townTallassee, AL
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID156136
Coordinates32.58041, -85.93885

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What's there now

Burlington is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tallassee, AL (population 5,056), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 555 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 Burlington?

Burlington is in Elmore County, Alabama, at 32.5804, -85.9388.

How many ghost towns are in Elmore County?

Elmore County, Alabama has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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