Record

About Suspension

Suspension is a ghost town in Bullock County, Alabama, United States.
From Wikipedia, "Suspension, Alabama", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Suspension, 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 Suspension is

USGS topographic map around Suspension — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

5 historic USGS maps cover Suspension

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.

1955 Phenix City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1957 Phenix City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Phenix City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1973 Roba sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1981 Tuskegee sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

Google Maps directions Apple Maps OpenStreetMap

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 Suspension

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Alabama index.

Fitzpatrick16.8 mi W · Bullock
Girard38.5 mi NE · Russell

Sources

Wikipedia, "Suspension, Alabama": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q23074307.
USGS GNIS 157130.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).