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Talasse

Ghost town · Macon County, Alabama

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Talasse as a historical populated place on the La Place 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 32.4821° N, 85.8555° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLa Place
Elevation204 ft
Nearest living townTallassee, AL
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID157810
Coordinates32.48208, -85.85551

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What's there now

Talasse is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tallassee, AL (population 5,056), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 204 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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