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Irene

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Alabama

Colvin Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Colvin Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Irene is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Alabama. It is one of 47 former communities in Calhoun County on the federal names register. No county in Alabama has more among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Irene as a historical populated place on the Colvin Gap 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 33.9390° N, 85.7958° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColvin Gap
Elevation692 ft
Nearest living townHokes Bluff, AL
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID166220
Coordinates33.93899, -85.79580

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What's there now

Irene is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hokes Bluff, AL (population 4,493), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 692 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 Irene?

Irene is in Calhoun County, Alabama, at 33.9390, -85.7958.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

Calhoun County, Alabama has 47 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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