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Bruner

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Alabama

Francis Mill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Francis Mill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bruner is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Alabama. It is one of 47 former communities in Calhoun County on the federal names register. No county in Alabama has more among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bruner as a historical populated place on the Francis Mill 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 33.6848° N, 86.0769° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFrancis Mill
Elevation541 ft
Nearest living townRagland, AL
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID140820
Coordinates33.68482, -86.07692

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What's there now

Bruner is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ragland, AL (population 1,601), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 541 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 Bruner?

Bruner is in Calhoun County, Alabama, at 33.6848, -86.0769.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

Calhoun County, Alabama has 47 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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