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Gregory

Ghost town · Marshall County, Alabama

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

Gregory is a ghost town in Marshall County, Alabama. It is one of 23 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gregory as a historical populated place on the Guntersville 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 34.2981° N, 86.2880° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGuntersville
Elevation1,036 ft
Nearest living townAlbertville, AL
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID139390
Coordinates34.29815, -86.28804

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What's there now

Gregory is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albertville, AL (population 22,584), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,036 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 Gregory?

Gregory is in Marshall County, Alabama, at 34.2981, -86.2880.

How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?

Marshall County, Alabama has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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