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Hymer

Ghost town · Jackson County, Alabama

Stevenson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Stevenson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hymer is a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama. It is one of 29 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hymer as a historical populated place on the Stevenson 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 34.8292° N, 85.8447° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStevenson
Elevation646 ft
Nearest living townStevenson, AL
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1959051
Coordinates34.82925, -85.84470

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What's there now

Hymer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stevenson, AL (population 1,947), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 646 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 Hymer?

Hymer is in Jackson County, Alabama, at 34.8292, -85.8447.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Alabama has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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