Lot
Ghost town · Marshall County, Alabama

Lot is a ghost town in Marshall County, Alabama. It is one of 23 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lot as a historical populated place on the Albertville 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 34.2695° N, 86.1358° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Albertville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 966 ft |
| Nearest living town | Albertville, AL |
| Distance to it | 4.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 139424 |
| Coordinates | 34.26954, -86.13581 |
What's there now
Lot is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albertville, AL (population 22,584), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 966 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Rainsghost town · DeKalb County · 2.9 mi
- Mount Zionghost town · DeKalb County · 5.1 mi
- Minorvilleghost town · Marshall County · 5.5 mi
- Rollinsghost town · Etowah County · 6.5 mi
- Royseghost town · Etowah County · 6.6 mi
- Petersghost town · Marshall County · 6.7 mi
- Red Appleghost town · Marshall County · 7.1 mi
- Jinkghost town · Marshall County · 8.5 mi
- Gregoryghost town · Marshall County · 8.9 mi
- Bartlettghost town · Marshall County · 9 mi
- Greerghost town · Etowah County · 9.4 mi
- Marcusghost town · DeKalb County · 9.5 mi
Questions
Where is Lot?
Lot is in Marshall County, Alabama, at 34.2695, -86.1358.
How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?
Marshall County, Alabama has 23 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.