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Clarkesville

Ghost town · Clarke County, Alabama

Winn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Winn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clarkesville is a ghost town in Clarke County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Clarke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clarkesville 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 31.7282° N, 87.8774° W.

Key facts

Elevation413 ft
Nearest living townGrove Hill, AL
Distance to it6.5 miles
Coordinates31.72819, -87.87741

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What's there now

Clarkesville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grove Hill, AL (population 1,940), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 413 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 Clarkesville?

Clarkesville is in Clarke County, Alabama, at 31.7282, -87.8774.

How many ghost towns are in Clarke County?

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

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