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Royse

Ghost town · Etowah County, Alabama

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

Royse is a ghost town in Etowah County, Alabama. It is one of 31 former communities in Etowah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Royse as a historical populated place on the Rodentown 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 34.1907° N, 86.0708° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRodentown
Elevation1,039 ft
Nearest living townWhitesboro, AL
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID166215
Coordinates34.19065, -86.07081

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What's there now

Royse is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitesboro, AL (population 2,098), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,039 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 Royse?

Royse is in Etowah County, Alabama, at 34.1907, -86.0708.

How many ghost towns are in Etowah County?

Etowah County, Alabama has 31 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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