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Fakit Chipunta

Ghost town · Clarke County, Alabama

Coffeeville Lock And Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Coffeeville Lock And Dam quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fakit Chipunta is a ghost town in Clarke County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Clarke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fakit Chipunta as a historical populated place on the Coffeeville Lock And Dam 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 31.7649° N, 88.1542° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoffeeville Lock And Dam
Elevation47 ft
Nearest living townCoffeeville, AL
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1700283
Coordinates31.76488, -88.15418

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What's there now

Fakit Chipunta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coffeeville, AL (population 237), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 47 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 Fakit Chipunta?

Fakit Chipunta is in Clarke County, Alabama, at 31.7649, -88.1542.

How many ghost towns are in Clarke County?

Clarke County, Alabama has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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