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Pikeville

Ghost town · Marion County, Alabama

Hamilton SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Hamilton SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pikeville is a ghost town in Marion County, Alabama. It is one of 2 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pikeville as a historical populated place: 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 34.0381° N, 87.9511° W.

Key facts

Elevation703 ft
Nearest living townGuin, AL
Distance to it4.7 miles
Coordinates34.03810, -87.95110

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What's there now

Pikeville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Guin, AL (population 2,469), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 703 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 Pikeville?

Pikeville is in Marion County, Alabama, at 34.0381, -87.9511.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Alabama has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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