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Hornsboro

Ghost town · Marengo County, Alabama

Putnam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Putnam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hornsboro is a ghost town in Marengo County, Alabama. It is one of 20 former communities in Marengo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hornsboro as a historical populated place on the Putnam 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 32.0649° N, 88.0214° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePutnam
Elevation215 ft
Nearest living townPutnam, AL
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1730251
Coordinates32.06487, -88.02140

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What's there now

Hornsboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Putnam, AL (population 58), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 215 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 Hornsboro?

Hornsboro is in Marengo County, Alabama, at 32.0649, -88.0214.

How many ghost towns are in Marengo County?

Marengo County, Alabama has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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