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Cotnam

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Alabama

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

Cotnam is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Alabama. It is one of 26 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cotnam as a historical populated place on the Crossville 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 34.2673° N, 85.9408° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrossville
Elevation736 ft
Nearest living townCrossville, AL
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID150671
Coordinates34.26732, -85.94080

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What's there now

Cotnam is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crossville, AL (population 2,296), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 736 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 Cotnam?

Cotnam is in DeKalb County, Alabama, at 34.2673, -85.9408.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

DeKalb County, Alabama has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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