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Rocky Hill

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Alabama

Courtland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Courtland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rocky Hill is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rocky Hill as a historical populated place on the Courtland 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 34.6854° N, 87.3634° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCourtland
Elevation597 ft
Nearest living townCourtland, AL
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1700450
Coordinates34.68537, -87.36336

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What's there now

Rocky Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Courtland, AL (population 777), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 597 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 Rocky Hill?

Rocky Hill is in Lawrence County, Alabama, at 34.6854, -87.3634.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

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

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