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Copenhagen

Ghost town · Jackson County, Alabama

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

Copenhagen is a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama. It is one of 29 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Copenhagen as a historical populated place on the Bridgeport 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 34.9842° N, 85.7250° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBridgeport
Elevation622 ft
Nearest living townSouth Pittsburg, TN
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID139143
Coordinates34.98425, -85.72497

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What's there now

Copenhagen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Pittsburg, TN (population 3,040), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 622 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 Copenhagen?

Copenhagen is in Jackson County, Alabama, at 34.9842, -85.7250.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Alabama has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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