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Turkestan

Ghost town · Monroe County, Alabama

Nadawah quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000)
Nadawah quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Turkestan is a ghost town in Monroe County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Turkestan as a historical populated place on the Nadawah 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 31.7768° N, 87.1550° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNadawah
Elevation273 ft
Nearest living townBeatrice, AL
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID157176
Coordinates31.77682, -87.15499

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What's there now

Turkestan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beatrice, AL (population 169), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 273 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 Turkestan?

Turkestan is in Monroe County, Alabama, at 31.7768, -87.1550.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

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

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