Abandoned Record
About Deer Park
Deer Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Deer Park had a population of 141.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Deer Park, 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 Deer Park is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Deer Park
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.
- 1942 Deer Park sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1943 Deer Park sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Hattiesburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Hattiesburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Deer Park sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Citronelle sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Hattiesburg sheet, 1:250,000 · 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 Deer Park
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Alabama index.
- Beaver Mills18.0 mi S · Mobile
- Wakefield21.7 mi NE · Washington
- St. Stephens28.7 mi NE · Washington
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Deer Park, Alabama": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q277880.
- USGS GNIS 155050.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).