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Dry Cove

Ghost town · Jackson County, Alabama

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

Dry Cove 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 Dry Cove as a historical populated place on the Swearengin 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 34.6215° N, 86.1419° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSwearengin
Elevation593 ft
Nearest living townScottsboro, AL
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID139155
Coordinates34.62148, -86.14193

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What's there now

Dry Cove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Scottsboro, AL (population 15,641), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 593 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 Dry Cove?

Dry Cove is in Jackson County, Alabama, at 34.6215, -86.1419.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

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

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