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Mahan

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Alabama

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

Mahan 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 Mahan as a historical populated place on the Sylvania 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 34.5737° N, 85.8127° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSylvania
Elevation1,312 ft
Nearest living townSylvania, AL
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID150714
Coordinates34.57370, -85.81275

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What's there now

Mahan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sylvania, AL (population 2,005), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,312 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 Mahan?

Mahan is in DeKalb County, Alabama, at 34.5737, -85.8127.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

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

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