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Vera Cruz

Ghost town · Covington County, Alabama

Industry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Industry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vera Cruz is a ghost town in Covington County, Alabama. It is one of 3 former communities in Covington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vera Cruz as a historical populated place on the Industry 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 31.5099° N, 86.6000° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndustry
Elevation433 ft
Nearest living townRed Level, AL
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID163510
Coordinates31.50989, -86.59997

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What's there now

Vera Cruz is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Red Level, AL (population 560), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 433 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 Vera Cruz?

Vera Cruz is in Covington County, Alabama, at 31.5099, -86.6000.

How many ghost towns are in Covington County?

Covington County, Alabama has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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