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Caryton

Ghost town · Colbert County, Alabama

Iuka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Iuka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Caryton is a ghost town in Colbert County, Alabama. It is one of 27 former communities in Colbert County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Caryton as a historical populated place on the Margerum 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 34.8223° N, 88.0778° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMargerum
Elevation452 ft
Nearest living townWaterloo, AL
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID166016
Coordinates34.82231, -88.07782

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What's there now

Caryton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waterloo, AL (population 92), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 452 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 Caryton?

Caryton is in Colbert County, Alabama, at 34.8223, -88.0778.

How many ghost towns are in Colbert County?

Colbert County, Alabama has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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