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Prairie Bluff

Ghost town · Wilcox County, Alabama

Catherine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000)
Catherine quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1974, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prairie Bluff is a ghost town in Wilcox County, Alabama. It is one of 2 former communities in Wilcox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prairie Bluff 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 32.1343° N, 87.4036° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townCatherine, AL
Distance to it5.3 miles
Coordinates32.13430, -87.40360

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What's there now

Prairie Bluff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Catherine, AL (population 5), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The landing and cotton slide at Prairie Bluff, Alabama.
The landing and cotton slide at Prairie Bluff, Alabama. · Eugene Allen Smith (1841-1927) / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Prairie Bluff?

Prairie Bluff is in Wilcox County, Alabama, at 32.1343, -87.4036.

How many ghost towns are in Wilcox County?

Wilcox County, Alabama has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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