Tuskugu
Ghost town · Elmore County, Alabama

Tuskugu is a ghost town in Elmore County, Alabama. It is one of 4 former communities in Elmore County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuskugu as a historical populated place on the Elmore 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 32.5043° N, 86.2541° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Elmore |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 167 ft |
| Nearest living town | Wetumpka, AL |
| Distance to it | 3.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 158147 |
| Coordinates | 32.50430, -86.25414 |
What's there now
Tuskugu is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wetumpka, AL (population 7,182), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 167 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Muklassaghost town · Montgomery County · 7.7 mi
- Kulumighost town · Elmore County · 8.6 mi
- Fusihatchighost town · Elmore County · 9.4 mi
- Smithboroghost town · Autauga County · 9.9 mi
- Onoquaghost town · Autauga County · 11 mi
- Autaugaghost town · Autauga County · 11.8 mi
- Andrewghost town · Autauga County · 13 mi
- Washingtonghost town · Autauga County · 13.7 mi
- Wilder Hillghost town · Autauga County · 16.7 mi
- Burlingtonghost town · Elmore County · 19.1 mi
- Gibbonsghost town · Autauga County · 20.2 mi
- Old Vernonghost town · Autauga County · 22.6 mi
Questions
Where is Tuskugu?
Tuskugu is in Elmore County, Alabama, at 32.5043, -86.2541.
How many ghost towns are in Elmore County?
Elmore County, Alabama has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.