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Bullard Shoals

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Alabama

Yolande quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Yolande quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bullard Shoals is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Alabama. It is one of 5 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bullard Shoals as a historical populated place on the Concord 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 33.3921° N, 87.0236° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleConcord
Elevation437 ft
Nearest living townHueytown, AL
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID151342
Coordinates33.39206, -87.02361

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What's there now

Bullard Shoals is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hueytown, AL (population 16,541), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 437 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 Bullard Shoals?

Bullard Shoals is in Jefferson County, Alabama, at 33.3921, -87.0236.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Alabama has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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