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Failetown

Ghost town · Clarke County, Alabama

Woods Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Woods Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Failetown is a ghost town in Clarke County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Clarke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Failetown as a historical populated place: 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 31.9283° N, 88.0161° W.

Key facts

Elevation149 ft
Nearest living townPutnam, AL
Distance to it6.3 miles
Coordinates31.92833, -88.01611

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What's there now

Failetown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Putnam, AL (population 58), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 149 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Taken in September 2005.
Taken in September 2005. · Toddst1 at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Failetown?

Failetown is in Clarke County, Alabama, at 31.9283, -88.0161.

How many ghost towns are in Clarke County?

Clarke County, Alabama has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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