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Thermal

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Alabama

Trafford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Trafford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Thermal is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Alabama. It is one of 5 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Thermal as a historical populated place on the Trafford 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 33.8140° N, 86.7258° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTrafford
Elevation522 ft
Nearest living townCounty Line, AL
Distance to it0.7 miles
GNIS feature ID140337
Coordinates33.81399, -86.72583

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What's there now

Thermal is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is County Line, AL (population 302), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 522 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 Thermal?

Thermal is in Jefferson County, Alabama, at 33.8140, -86.7258.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Alabama has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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