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Abner

Ghost town · Clay County, Alabama

Lineville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Lineville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Abner is a ghost town in Clay County, Alabama. It is one of 2 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Abner as a historical populated place on the Lineville East 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 33.2924° N, 85.6586° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLineville East
Elevation1,030 ft
Nearest living townLineville, AL
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID139656
Coordinates33.29239, -85.65860

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What's there now

Abner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lineville, AL (population 2,636), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,030 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 Abner?

Abner is in Clay County, Alabama, at 33.2924, -85.6586.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

Clay County, Alabama has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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