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Big Eddy

Ghost town · Barbour County, Alabama

Eufaula North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Eufaula North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Eddy is a ghost town in Barbour County, Alabama. It is one of 12 former communities in Barbour County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Eddy as a historical populated place on the Eufaula North 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 31.9904° N, 85.1374° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEufaula North
Elevation188 ft
Nearest living townEufaula, AL
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1805313
Coordinates31.99044, -85.13743

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What's there now

Big Eddy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eufaula, AL (population 12,664), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 188 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 Big Eddy?

Big Eddy is in Barbour County, Alabama, at 31.9904, -85.1374.

How many ghost towns are in Barbour County?

Barbour County, Alabama has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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