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Cunningham

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Alabama

Birmingham Coal District quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Birmingham Coal District quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cunningham is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Alabama. It is one of 5 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cunningham as a historical populated place on the Gardendale 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 33.6745° N, 86.7689° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGardendale
Elevation533 ft
Nearest living townGardendale, AL
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID144125
Coordinates33.67455, -86.76888

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What's there now

Cunningham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gardendale, AL (population 16,110), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 533 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 Cunningham?

Cunningham is in Jefferson County, Alabama, at 33.6745, -86.7689.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

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

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