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Watseka

Ghost town · Blount County, Alabama

Remlap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Remlap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Watseka is a ghost town in Blount County, Alabama. It is one of 5 former communities in Blount County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Watseka as a historical populated place on the Remlap 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 33.8282° N, 86.5828° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRemlap
Elevation701 ft
Nearest living townRemlap, AL
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID151444
Coordinates33.82816, -86.58277

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What's there now

Watseka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Remlap, AL (population 2,369), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 701 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 Watseka?

Watseka is in Blount County, Alabama, at 33.8282, -86.5828.

How many ghost towns are in Blount County?

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

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