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Lakeview

Ghost town · Covington County, Alabama

Libertyville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Libertyville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lakeview is a ghost town in Covington County, Alabama. It is one of 3 former communities in Covington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lakeview as a historical populated place on the Libertyville 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 31.1668° N, 86.4972° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLibertyville
Elevation244 ft
Nearest living townCarolina, AL
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID161637
Coordinates31.16684, -86.49718

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What's there now

Lakeview is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carolina, AL (population 250), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 244 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 Lakeview?

Lakeview is in Covington County, Alabama, at 31.1668, -86.4972.

How many ghost towns are in Covington County?

Covington County, Alabama has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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