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Kirby Creek

Ghost town · Jackson County, Alabama

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

Kirby Creek is a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama. It is one of 29 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kirby Creek as a historical populated place on the Eureka 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 34.8993° N, 85.9533° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEureka
Elevation621 ft
Nearest living townHytop, AL
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID139203
Coordinates34.89925, -85.95331

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What's there now

Kirby Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hytop, AL (population 569), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 621 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 Kirby Creek?

Kirby Creek is in Jackson County, Alabama, at 34.8993, -85.9533.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Alabama has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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