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Mack

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Alabama

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

Mack 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 Mack as a historical populated place on the Jacksonville West 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 33.8637° N, 85.8689° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJacksonville West
Elevation588 ft
Nearest living townGlencoe, AL
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID140953
Coordinates33.86371, -85.86886

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What's there now

Mack is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glencoe, AL (population 5,356), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 588 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 Mack?

Mack is in Calhoun County, Alabama, at 33.8637, -85.8689.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

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

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