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Luna

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Alabama

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

Luna is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Alabama. It is one of 26 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Luna as a historical populated place on the Chavies 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 34.4465° N, 85.8277° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChavies
Elevation1,252 ft
Nearest living townPine Ridge, AL
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID150713
Coordinates34.44648, -85.82775

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What's there now

Luna is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pine Ridge, AL (population 546), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,252 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 Luna?

Luna is in DeKalb County, Alabama, at 34.4465, -85.8277.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

DeKalb County, Alabama has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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