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Nisbit

Ghost town · Etowah County, Alabama

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

Nisbit is a ghost town in Etowah County, Alabama. It is one of 31 former communities in Etowah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nisbit as a historical populated place on the Glencoe 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 33.9529° N, 85.9291° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGlencoe
Elevation549 ft
Nearest living townGlencoe, AL
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID166212
Coordinates33.95288, -85.92914

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What's there now

Nisbit is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glencoe, AL (population 5,356), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 549 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 Nisbit?

Nisbit is in Etowah County, Alabama, at 33.9529, -85.9291.

How many ghost towns are in Etowah County?

Etowah County, Alabama has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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