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Ellison

Ghost town · Marengo County, Alabama

Surginer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Surginer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ellison is a ghost town in Marengo County, Alabama. It is one of 20 former communities in Marengo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ellison as a historical populated place on the Surginer 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 32.0332° N, 87.7125° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSurginer
Elevation240 ft
Nearest living townPine Hill, AL
Distance to it8 miles
GNIS feature ID1730246
Coordinates32.03321, -87.71251

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What's there now

Ellison is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pine Hill, AL (population 861), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 240 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 Ellison?

Ellison is in Marengo County, Alabama, at 32.0332, -87.7125.

How many ghost towns are in Marengo County?

Marengo County, Alabama has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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