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Arcola

Ghost town · Hale 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

Arcola is a ghost town in Hale County, Alabama. It is one of 2 former communities in Hale County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Arcola 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 32.5662° N, 87.7818° W.

Key facts

Elevation129 ft
Nearest living townDemopolis, AL
Distance to it5.3 miles
Coordinates32.56620, -87.78180

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What's there now

Arcola is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Demopolis, AL (population 7,010), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 129 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The Hatch Plantation at Arcola, Hale County, Alabama. On the National Register of Historic Places.
The Hatch Plantation at Arcola, Hale County, Alabama. On the National Register of Historic Places. · Altairisfar / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Arcola?

Arcola is in Hale County, Alabama, at 32.5662, -87.7818.

How many ghost towns are in Hale County?

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

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