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Craig

Ghost town · Blount County, Alabama

Clarence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Clarence quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Craig is a ghost town in Blount County, Alabama. It is one of 5 former communities in Blount County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Craig as a historical populated place on the Clarence 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 34.1220° N, 86.4375° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClarence
Elevation769 ft
Nearest living townSusan Moore, AL
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID163169
Coordinates34.12204, -86.43749

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What's there now

Craig is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Susan Moore, AL (population 1,323), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 769 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 Craig?

Craig is in Blount County, Alabama, at 34.1220, -86.4375.

How many ghost towns are in Blount County?

Blount County, Alabama has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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