Abandoned Record
About Batts Nest
Batts Nest or Batt's Nest was an unincorporated community in Winston County, Alabama, United States. It is now a ghost town.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Batts Nest, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Batts Nest is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Batts Nest
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1936 Delmar sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Gadsden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Haleyville East sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Gadsden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Gadsden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Gadsden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Haleyville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Batts Nest
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Alabama index.
- Pearces Mill13.7 mi W · Marion
- Houston19.6 mi E · Winston
- Pikeville21.6 mi W · Marion
- Barnesville27.3 mi W · Marion
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Batts Nest, Alabama": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4873283.
- USGS GNIS 2680792.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).