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Cahaba

Ghost town · Dallas County, Alabama

Selma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Selma quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cahaba is a ghost town in Dallas County, Alabama, recorded as former capital of the U.S. state of Alabama and seat of Dallas County. It is one of 2 former communities in Dallas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Cahaba was established in 1818, in the first half of the 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cahaba 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 32.3169° N, 87.1014° W.

Key facts

Founded1818
Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation108 ft
Nearest living townSelmont-West Selmont, AL
Distance to it7 miles
Coordinates32.31694, -87.10139

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What's there now

Cahaba is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Selmont-West Selmont, AL (population 2,121), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 108 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Cahaba, Alabama, United States. FRONT VIEW, SOUTHEASTERN FACADE. Built on Vine Street in Cahaba in 1854 in the Carpenter Gothic s
St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Cahaba, Alabama, United States. FRONT VIEW, SOUTHEASTERN FACADE. Built on Vine Street in Cahaba in 1854 in the Carpenter Gothic s · Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Cahaba?

Cahaba is in Dallas County, Alabama, at 32.3169, -87.1014.

How many ghost towns are in Dallas County?

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

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