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Camp Spring

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Alabama

Landersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Landersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Camp Spring is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Camp Spring as a historical populated place on the Landersville 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 34.4265° N, 87.4584° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLandersville
Elevation649 ft
Nearest living townHatton, AL
Distance to it9.6 miles
GNIS feature ID162972
Coordinates34.42648, -87.45836

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What's there now

Camp Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hatton, AL (population 365), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 649 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 Camp Spring?

Camp Spring is in Lawrence County, Alabama, at 34.4265, -87.4584.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Alabama has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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