Nadawah Ghost Town

Monroe County, Alabama31.8143, -87.1722

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
14 miCamden, AL
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
8.8 miRuthven
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Nadawah. No free-licensed photo yet.

Nadawah is an abandoned town in Monroe County, Alabama.

On the map

20 mi40 miGreenvilleMonroevilleThomasvilleEvergreenSelmont-West SelmontGrove HillNadawah
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Nadawah. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Camden, AL, about 14 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Montgomery, AL, 65 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Ruthven8.8 mi east
  2. Finchburg23 mi southwest
  3. Prairie Bluff26 mi northwest
  4. Claiborne28 mi southwest
  5. Cahaba35 mi north
  6. Choctaw Corner35 mi west
  7. Clarkesville42 mi west
  8. River Falls49 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5836Jan6239Feb7146Mar7851Apr8561May9068Jun9270Jul9169Aug8864Sep7852Oct6842Nov5938Dec
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Camden 3 Nw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Camden 3 Nw station (USC00011301), 17 miles away.

Facts

LocationMonroe County, Alabama
Coordinates31.81432, -87.17221
Also known asNadawah, AL
SourcesWikidata Q24260872 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Nadawah ghost town?

In Monroe County, Alabama, at 31.8143, -87.1722. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Camden, AL, about 14 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Montgomery, AL, 65 miles away.

Can you visit Nadawah?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Nadawah?

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Camden 3 Nw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Nadawah?

Yes. Ruthven (8.8 mi), Finchburg (23 mi), Prairie Bluff (26 mi), Claiborne (28 mi).

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