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Costilla

Ghost town · Geneva County, Alabama

Geneva West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Geneva West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Costilla is a ghost town in Geneva County, Alabama. It is one of 5 former communities in Geneva County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Costilla as a historical populated place on the Geneva West 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 31.1071° N, 85.8880° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGeneva West
Elevation237 ft
Nearest living townCoffee Springs, AL
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID167358
Coordinates31.10712, -85.88799

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What's there now

Costilla is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coffee Springs, AL (population 252), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 237 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 Costilla?

Costilla is in Geneva County, Alabama, at 31.1071, -85.8880.

How many ghost towns are in Geneva County?

Geneva County, Alabama has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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