Abandoned Record
About Louina
Louina, sometimes Ole Louina, is a ghost town located 14 miles west of Roanoke and about one mile east of Wadley in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Louina, 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 Louina is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Louina
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.
- 1891 Ashland sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Atlanta sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Atlanta sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Atlanta sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Wadley North sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Wadley South sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 La Grange 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 Louina
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Alabama index.
- Cedric15.4 mi E · Chambers
- Chandler Springs29.5 mi NW · Talladega
- Chulafinnee29.6 mi N · Cleburne
- Arbacoochee31.3 mi N · Cleburne
- Kowaliga35.9 mi SW · Elmore
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Louina, Alabama": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6686352.
- USGS GNIS 156631.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).