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Otipalin

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Alabama

Steele quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Steele quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Otipalin 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 Otipalin as a historical populated place on the Ohatchee 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 33.8001° N, 86.0611° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOhatchee
Elevation506 ft
Nearest living townOhatchee, AL
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID165301
Coordinates33.80010, -86.06108

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What's there now

Otipalin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ohatchee, AL (population 1,043), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 506 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 Otipalin?

Otipalin is in Calhoun County, Alabama, at 33.8001, -86.0611.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

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

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