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Germania Springs

Ghost town · Calhoun County, Alabama

Jacksonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Jacksonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Germania Springs is a ghost town in Calhoun County, Alabama. It is one of 47 former communities in Calhoun County on the federal names register. No county in Alabama has more among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Germania Springs as a historical populated place on the Jacksonville West 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 33.8482° N, 85.7555° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJacksonville West
Elevation655 ft
Nearest living townJacksonville, AL
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID140898
Coordinates33.84816, -85.75552

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What's there now

Germania Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jacksonville, AL (population 14,345), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 655 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 Germania Springs?

Germania Springs is in Calhoun County, Alabama, at 33.8482, -85.7555.

How many ghost towns are in Calhoun County?

Calhoun County, Alabama has 47 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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