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Coloma

Ghost town · Cherokee County, Alabama

Ellisville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Ellisville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coloma is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Alabama. It is one of 13 former communities in Cherokee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coloma as a historical populated place on the Ellisville 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 34.0773° N, 85.6189° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEllisville
Elevation575 ft
Nearest living townCentre, AL
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID166065
Coordinates34.07732, -85.61885

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What's there now

Coloma is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Centre, AL (population 3,664), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 575 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 Coloma?

Coloma is in Cherokee County, Alabama, at 34.0773, -85.6189.

How many ghost towns are in Cherokee County?

Cherokee County, Alabama has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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