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Peacock

Ghost town · Crenshaw County, Alabama

Bullock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Bullock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Peacock is a ghost town in Crenshaw County, Alabama. It is the only former community in Crenshaw County recorded on the federal names register, out of 431 across Alabama.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Peacock as a historical populated place on the Bullock 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 31.5974° N, 86.2125° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBullock
Elevation303 ft
Nearest living townBrantley, AL
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID168336
Coordinates31.59738, -86.21246

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What's there now

Peacock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brantley, AL (population 915), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 303 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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