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Nichols

Ghost town · Bibb County, Alabama

Heiberger quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Heiberger quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nichols is a ghost town in Bibb County, Alabama. It is one of 21 former communities in Bibb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nichols as a historical populated place on the Heiberger 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 32.8432° N, 87.2522° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHeiberger
Elevation242 ft
Nearest living townBrent, AL
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1952359
Coordinates32.84318, -87.25222

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What's there now

Nichols is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brent, AL (population 2,862), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 242 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 Nichols?

Nichols is in Bibb County, Alabama, at 32.8432, -87.2522.

How many ghost towns are in Bibb County?

Bibb County, Alabama has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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