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Knowlton

Ghost town · Barbour County, Alabama

White Oak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
White Oak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Knowlton is a ghost town in Barbour County, Alabama. It is one of 12 former communities in Barbour County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Knowlton as a historical populated place on the White Oak 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 31.9107° N, 85.2644° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhite Oak
Elevation233 ft
Nearest living townEufaula, AL
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1805332
Coordinates31.91072, -85.26438

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What's there now

Knowlton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eufaula, AL (population 12,664), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 233 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 Knowlton?

Knowlton is in Barbour County, Alabama, at 31.9107, -85.2644.

How many ghost towns are in Barbour County?

Barbour County, Alabama has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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