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Little Nashville

Ghost town · Jackson County, Alabama

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

Little Nashville is a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. 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 Little Nashville as a historical populated place: 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 34.7528° N, 86.2311° W.

Key facts

Elevation629 ft
Nearest living townPleasant Groves, AL
Distance to it2.2 miles
Coordinates34.75278, -86.23111

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What's there now

Little Nashville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pleasant Groves, AL (population 490), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 629 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 Little Nashville?

Little Nashville is in Jackson County, Alabama, at 34.7528, -86.2311.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

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

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