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Timmons Springs

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Alabama

Steele quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500)
Steele quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Timmons Springs is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Alabama. It is one of 47 former communities in Calhoun County on the federal names register. No county in Alabama has more among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Timmons Springs as a historical populated place on the Ohatchee 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 33.7557° N, 86.0102° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOhatchee
Elevation519 ft
Nearest living townOhatchee, AL
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID149219
Coordinates33.75565, -86.01025

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What's there now

Timmons Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ohatchee, AL (population 1,043), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 519 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 Timmons Springs?

Timmons Springs is in Calhoun County, Alabama, at 33.7557, -86.0102.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

Calhoun County, Alabama has 47 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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