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Aigleville

Ghost town · Marengo County, Alabama

Demopolis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:24,000)
Demopolis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Aigleville is a ghost town in Marengo County, Alabama. It is one of 20 former communities in Marengo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Aigleville was established in 1817, in the first half of the 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aigleville as a historical populated place: 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 32.5166° N, 87.8233° W.

Key facts

Founded1817
Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation96 ft
Nearest living townDemopolis, AL
Distance to it1.2 miles
Coordinates32.51660, -87.82330

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What's there now

Aigleville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Demopolis, AL (population 7,010), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 96 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Construction of Aigleville, capital of the state of Marengo, on the banks of the Tombechbé, directed by General Lefebvre-Desnouettes.
Construction of Aigleville, capital of the state of Marengo, on the banks of the Tombechbé, directed by General Lefebvre-Desnouettes. · Charles Abraham Chasselat (1782-1843) / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Aigleville?

Aigleville is in Marengo County, Alabama, at 32.5166, -87.8233.

How many ghost towns are in Marengo County?

Marengo County, Alabama has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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