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Cadle

Ghost town · Bibb County, Alabama

Blocton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Blocton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cadle is a ghost town in Bibb County, Alabama. It is one of 21 former communities in Bibb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cadle as a historical populated place on the West Blocton East 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 33.1037° N, 87.0555° W.

In old newspapers

The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Alabama before 1931 that mention “Cadle”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 196 pages in all.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWest Blocton East
Elevation410 ft
Nearest living townWest Blocton, AL
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID138361
Coordinates33.10373, -87.05555

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What's there now

Cadle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Blocton, AL (population 1,320), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 410 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 Cadle?

Cadle is in Bibb County, Alabama, at 33.1037, -87.0555.

How many ghost towns are in Bibb County?

Bibb County, Alabama has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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