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Cole Ridge

Ghost town · Barbour County, Alabama

Batesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Batesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cole Ridge is a ghost town in Barbour County, Alabama. It is one of 12 former communities in Barbour County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cole Ridge as a historical populated place on the Batesville 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 32.1238° N, 85.2685° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBatesville
Elevation395 ft
Nearest living townHurtsboro, AL
Distance to it11.7 miles
GNIS feature ID155356
Coordinates32.12376, -85.26855

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What's there now

Cole Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hurtsboro, AL (population 568), about 11.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 395 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 Cole Ridge?

Cole Ridge is in Barbour County, Alabama, at 32.1238, -85.2685.

How many ghost towns are in Barbour County?

Barbour County, Alabama has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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