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Westmoreland

Ghost town · Lauderdale County, Alabama

Union Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Union Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Westmoreland is a ghost town in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It is one of 38 former communities in Lauderdale County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Westmoreland as a historical populated place on the Union Hill 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 34.9459° N, 87.2139° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUnion Hill
Elevation790 ft
Nearest living townAnderson, AL
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID142257
Coordinates34.94592, -87.21391

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What's there now

Westmoreland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Anderson, AL (population 309), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 790 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 Westmoreland?

Westmoreland is in Lauderdale County, Alabama, at 34.9459, -87.2139.

How many ghost towns are in Lauderdale County?

Lauderdale County, Alabama has 38 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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