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Tuskugu

Ghost town · Elmore County, Alabama

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

Tuskugu is a ghost town in Elmore County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Elmore County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuskugu as a historical populated place on the Elmore 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 32.5043° N, 86.2541° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElmore
Elevation167 ft
Nearest living townWetumpka, AL
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID158147
Coordinates32.50430, -86.25414

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What's there now

Tuskugu is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wetumpka, AL (population 7,182), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 167 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 Tuskugu?

Tuskugu is in Elmore County, Alabama, at 32.5043, -86.2541.

How many ghost towns are in Elmore County?

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

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