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Sand Lick

Ghost town · Colbert County, Alabama

Barton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Barton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sand Lick is a ghost town in Colbert County, Alabama. It is one of 27 former communities in Colbert County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sand Lick as a historical populated place on the Frankfort 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 34.5973° N, 87.7936° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFrankfort
Elevation859 ft
Nearest living townLittleville, AL
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID166028
Coordinates34.59732, -87.79364

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What's there now

Sand Lick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Littleville, AL (population 866), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 859 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 Sand Lick?

Sand Lick is in Colbert County, Alabama, at 34.5973, -87.7936.

How many ghost towns are in Colbert County?

Colbert County, Alabama has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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