Erie, Alabama

Erie, Alabama
Ghost town
Erie is located in Alabama
Erie
Erie
Erie is located in the United States
Erie
Erie
Coordinates: 32°43′3.6″N 87°47′50.24″W / 32.717667°N 87.7972889°W / 32.717667; -87.7972889
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyHale
Elevation
548 ft (167 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID138975[1]

Erie is a ghost town located in present-day Hale County, Alabama, United States.[1] This was formerly the county seat of the larger Greene County, but the seat was moved to Eutaw in 1838 for the benefits of a more central location in a developing frontier area.

Erie declined without the benefit of county government business. When Hale County was organized in 1867, after the Civil War, Erie was within its boundaries. It was effectively abandoned long before the last house burned down in 1933.

Located at the "Erie Bend" on the east bank of the Black Warrior River, the former settlement is approximately 11 mi (18 km) east of Greensboro.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Erie (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Erie Bend