WayfarrowMountain Valley
Ghost town · Walker County, Alabama
Mountain Valley is a ghost town in Walker County, Alabama. It is one of 6 former communities in Walker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mountain Valley as a historical populated place on the Oakman 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 33.7418° N, 87.3931° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Oakman |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 444 ft |
| Nearest living town | Oakman, AL |
| Distance to it | 1.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 157379 |
| Coordinates | 33.74178, -87.39306 |
What's there now
Mountain Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oakman, AL (population 872), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 444 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Lockhartghost town · Walker County · 5.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Campghost town · Walker County · 11.1 mi
- Rubyghost town · Walker County · 12.5 mi
- Camak Millsghost town · Walker County · 13 mi
- Bickfordghost town · Winston County · 17.9 mi
- Black Warrior Townghost town · Walker County · 20.2 mi
- Big Oakghost town · Winston County · 20.3 mi
- Farrissghost town · Winston County · 21.9 mi
- Kaeiser Bottomsghost town · Winston County · 22 mi
- Black Swampghost town · Winston County · 23.4 mi
- Larissaghost town · Winston County · 24.6 mi
- Tolen Hillghost town · Winston County · 24.8 mi
Questions
Where is Mountain Valley?
Mountain Valley is in Walker County, Alabama, at 33.7418, -87.3931.
How many ghost towns are in Walker County?
Walker County, Alabama has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.