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Minorville

Ghost town · Marshall County, Alabama

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

Minorville 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 Minorville 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 34.3148° N, 86.2150° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlbertville
Elevation937 ft
Nearest living townAlbertville, AL
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID139438
Coordinates34.31481, -86.21498

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What's there now

Minorville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albertville, AL (population 22,584), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 937 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 Minorville?

Minorville is in Marshall County, Alabama, at 34.3148, -86.2150.

How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?

Marshall County, Alabama has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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