Hillabi
Ghost town · Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Hillabi is a ghost town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It is one of 22 former communities in Tallapoosa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hillabi as a historical populated place on the Hackneyville 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 33.0960° N, 85.9222° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hackneyville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 655 ft |
| Nearest living town | Hackneyville, AL |
| Distance to it | 2.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 158995 |
| Coordinates | 33.09595, -85.92219 |
What's there now
Hillabi is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hackneyville, AL (population 519), about 2.9 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.
Nearby places
- Bethlehamghost town · Tallapoosa County · 9.8 mi
- Harmonyghost town · Tallapoosa County · 10.3 mi
- Hamletghost town · Tallapoosa County · 12.3 mi
- Zanaghost town · Tallapoosa County · 12.6 mi
- Miller Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Tallapoosa County · 13.4 mi
- Cholocco Litabixeeghost town · Tallapoosa County · 13.7 mi
- Emuckfawghost town · Tallapoosa County · 13.7 mi
- Niuyakaghost town · Tallapoosa County · 15.6 mi
- Alkehatcheeghost town · Tallapoosa County · 15.9 mi
- Matildaghost town · Tallapoosa County · 16.4 mi
- Island Homeghost town · Tallapoosa County · 17.1 mi
- Oakfuskudshighost town · Tallapoosa County · 18.3 mi
Questions
Where is Hillabi?
Hillabi is in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, at 33.0960, -85.9222.
How many ghost towns are in Tallapoosa County?
Tallapoosa County, Alabama has 22 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.