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Melvin

Ghost town · Lauderdale County, Alabama

Gravelly Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Gravelly Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Melvin is a ghost town in Lauderdale County, Alabama. It is one of 38 former communities in Lauderdale County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Melvin as a historical populated place on the Threet 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 34.9265° N, 87.8425° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThreet
Elevation635 ft
Nearest living townUnderwood-Petersville, AL
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID142102
Coordinates34.92647, -87.84253

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What's there now

Melvin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Underwood-Petersville, AL (population 3,049), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 635 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 Melvin?

Melvin is in Lauderdale County, Alabama, at 34.9265, -87.8425.

How many ghost towns are in Lauderdale County?

Lauderdale County, Alabama has 38 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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