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Puryearville

Ghost town · Monroe County, Alabama

Burnt Corn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Burnt Corn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Puryearville is a ghost town in Monroe County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Puryearville as a historical populated place on the Burnt Corn 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 31.5474° N, 87.1900° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurnt Corn
Elevation404 ft
Nearest living townPeterman, AL
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID151458
Coordinates31.54738, -87.18998

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What's there now

Puryearville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Peterman, AL (population 26), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 404 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 Puryearville?

Puryearville is in Monroe County, Alabama, at 31.5474, -87.1900.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Alabama has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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