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Ales

Ghost town · Monroe County, Mississippi

Smithville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Smithville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ales is a ghost town in Monroe County, Mississippi. It is one of 28 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ales as a historical populated place on the Smithville 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 34.0246° N, 88.3945° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmithville
Elevation360 ft
Nearest living townSmithville, MS
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID709303
Coordinates34.02455, -88.39449

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What's there now

Ales is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smithville, MS (population 565), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 360 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 Ales?

Ales is in Monroe County, Mississippi, at 34.0246, -88.3945.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Mississippi has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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