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Wilder Hill

Ghost town · Autauga County, Alabama

Elmore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500)
Elmore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wilder Hill is a ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama. It is one of 12 former communities in Autauga County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 53 Alabama counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilder Hill as a historical populated place on the Marbury 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 32.6340° N, 86.4950° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarbury
Elevation722 ft
Nearest living townMarbury, AL
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID147674
Coordinates32.63402, -86.49498

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What's there now

Wilder Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marbury, AL (population 1,609), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 722 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 Wilder Hill?

Wilder Hill is in Autauga County, Alabama, at 32.6340, -86.4950.

How many ghost towns are in Autauga County?

Autauga County, Alabama has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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