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Cane Creek

Ghost town · Bibb County, Alabama

Blocton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Blocton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cane Creek is a ghost town in Bibb County, Alabama. It is one of 21 former communities in Bibb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cane Creek as a historical populated place on the Halfmile Shoals 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 33.1412° N, 87.0272° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHalfmile Shoals
Elevation327 ft
Nearest living townPea Ridge, AL
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1959562
Coordinates33.14123, -87.02722

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What's there now

Cane Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pea Ridge, AL (population 808), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 327 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 Cane Creek?

Cane Creek is in Bibb County, Alabama, at 33.1412, -87.0272.

How many ghost towns are in Bibb County?

Bibb County, Alabama has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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