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Chigger Ridge

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Alabama

Wellington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Wellington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chigger Ridge is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Alabama. It is one of 47 former communities in Calhoun County on the federal names register. No county in Alabama has more among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chigger Ridge as a historical populated place on the Wellington 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 33.7843° N, 85.9519° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWellington
Elevation547 ft
Nearest living townOhatchee, AL
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID140833
Coordinates33.78427, -85.95191

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What's there now

Chigger Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ohatchee, AL (population 1,043), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 547 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 Chigger Ridge?

Chigger Ridge is in Calhoun County, Alabama, at 33.7843, -85.9519.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

Calhoun County, Alabama has 47 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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