WayfarrowLa Grange
Ghost town · Colbert County, Alabama
La Grange is a ghost town in Colbert County, Alabama. It is one of 27 former communities in Colbert County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists La Grange as a historical populated place on the Leighton 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 34.6612° N, 87.5603° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Leighton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 817 ft |
| Nearest living town | Leighton, AL |
| Distance to it | 3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 166021 |
| Coordinates | 34.66120, -87.56030 |
What's there now
La Grange is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Leighton, AL (population 711), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 817 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Campbell Settlementghost town · Colbert County · 1.2 mi
- Hunterghost town · Colbert County · 3.3 mi
- Poplar Creekghost town · Colbert County · 3.5 mi
- Paneghost town · Colbert County · 5.7 mi
- Avocaghost town · Lawrence County · 6.7 mi
- Mount Pleasantghost town · Colbert County · 8 mi
- Shady Groveghost town · Colbert County · 8.4 mi
- Davidsons Cross Roadsghost town · Colbert County · 8.7 mi
- Bainbridgeghost town · Colbert County · 9.8 mi
- Loyallghost town · Colbert County · 10.4 mi
- Furnace Hillghost town · Colbert County · 10.5 mi
- Wilson Dam Village Number Threeghost town · Lauderdale County · 10.8 mi
Questions
Where is La Grange?
La Grange is in Colbert County, Alabama, at 34.6612, -87.5603.
How many ghost towns are in Colbert County?
Colbert County, Alabama has 27 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.