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Spur

Ghost town · Autauga County, Alabama

Billingsley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Billingsley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spur is a ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama. It is one of 12 former communities in Autauga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spur as a historical populated place on the Vida 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 32.5793° N, 86.6661° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVida
Elevation306 ft
Nearest living townBillingsley, AL
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID147649
Coordinates32.57930, -86.66609

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What's there now

Spur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Billingsley, AL (population 71), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 306 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 Spur?

Spur is in Autauga County, Alabama, at 32.5793, -86.6661.

How many ghost towns are in Autauga County?

Autauga County, Alabama has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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