Arlington, MO County: Phelps Zip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 37° 55′ 13 N, 91° 58′ 16 W Elevation: Time Zone: Central (CST) (UTC-6)Established:Disestablished: Comments: Arlington is an unincorporated community in western Phelps County, Missouri, United States, along a county road that was once U.S. Route 66. The town found its prosperity in the mid-19th century. […]
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Alaska, WV County: Zip Code: Latitude / Longitude: Elevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Established: Disestablished: Comments: Remains: Current Status: Remarks: Ames, WV County: Zip Code: Latitude / Longitude: Elevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Established: Disestablished: Comments: Remains: Current Status: Remarks: Blue Sulphur Springs, WV County: Greenbrier Zip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 37°49′30″N 80°38′10″W
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Anderson Flat, AR County: IndependenceZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: Elevation: Time Zone: Central (CST) (UTC-6)Established: Disestablished: Comments: Remains: Current Status: Remarks: Arkansas Post, AR County: ArkansasZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 34°1’28N 91°20’37WElevation: 177 ft (54 m)Time Zone: Central (CST) (UTC-6)Established: 1686Disestablished: 1863Comments: The history of European settlement dates to 1686, when Henri de Tonti, a
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Alexandria, KY County: CampbellZip Code: 41001Latitude / Longitude: 38°57’32 N 84°23’21 WElevation: 883 ft (269 m)Time Zone: Central (CST) (UTC-6)Established: The city of Alexandria was formally incorporated by an act of the state assembly in 1856.Disestablished:Comments: Alexandria is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. Along with Newport, it is
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Allatoona, GA County: BartowZip Code:Latitude / Longitude: 34° 6′ 29.35 N, 84° 42′ 40.77 WElevation:Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established:Disestablished: Destroyed by flooding in the 1940sComments: Allatoona was a town located in extreme southeastern Bartow County, Georgia. The population is estimated to have been approximately 1,000.Remains: Built along Allatoona Creek, it was a gold mining area
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Batsto Village, NJ County: BurlingtonZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 39°38’30 N 74°38’52 WElevation: 13 ft (4 m)Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: Disestablished: Comments: Batsto Village (or simply Batsto) is a historic unincorporated community located on CR 542 within Washington Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in Wharton State Forest in the south-central Pine Barrens and a part of
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Catamount, MA County: FranklinZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 42° 39′ 10.8 N, 72° 45′ 21.6 WElevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: 1800sDisestablished: 1900sComments: Catamount is a former village of Colrain, Massachusetts. In 1812, the schoolhouse that once stood in Catamount was the first schoolhouse to fly the United States Flag.Remains: From the mid 18th century until the late 19th century, Catamount was mainly a
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Beebe River, NH County: Zip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 43° 48′ 56.88 N, 71° 39′ 39.96 WElevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: Disestablished: Comments: Remains: Current Status: Remarks: Carrigain, NH County: GraftonZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 44°05’37 N 71°26’48 WElevation: 4,683 ft (1,427 m)Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: Disestablished: Comments: Mount Carrigain is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Phillip Carrigain, NH Secretary of State (1805–10),
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Banning, DE County: SussexZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 38° 48′ 22.31 N, 75° 30′ 58.8 WElevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: Disestablished: Comments: Banning, Delaware, USA was a stop in Cedar Creek Hundred on the now-defunct Queen Anne’s Railroad line between Ellendale and Greenwood positioned at the NE corner of what now is Rd 44/Blacksmith Shop Rd and DE-16 W/Beach Hwy.Remains: After the railroad
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Ca Ira, VA County: CumberlandZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 37° 29′ 0 N, 78° 19′ 37.1 WElevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: 1796Disestablished: Comments: At the turn of the nineteenth century, Ca Ira was a typical small farming community such as could be found in many locations around Virginia. It was formally established by the
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