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Elder

Ghost town · Clay County, Alabama

Cheaha Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Cheaha Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elder is a ghost town in Clay County, Alabama. It is one of 2 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elder as a historical populated place on the Cheaha Mountain 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 33.4601° N, 85.7722° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCheaha Mountain
Elevation991 ft
Nearest living townDelta, AL
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID151126
Coordinates33.46011, -85.77218

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What's there now

Elder is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Delta, AL (population 233), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 991 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 Elder?

Elder is in Clay County, Alabama, at 33.4601, -85.7722.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

Clay County, Alabama has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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