Turkey Town is a

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

in Cherokee County, in the

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. The town was the largest Cherokee town in Alabama, originally spanning along both sides of the

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History

The community grew up around the

Cherokee The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...

town Turkeytown. A post office called Turkey Town was established in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1861. The community was named after the village, which was named in honor of the Cherokee chief

Little Turkey Little Turkey (c. 1758–1801) was First Beloved Man of the Cherokee people. In 1794, he became the first Principal Chief of the original Cherokee Nation. Headman Little Turkey, born in about 1758, was elected First Beloved Man by the general ...

References

Geography of Cherokee County, Alabama Ghost towns in Alabama 1828 establishments in Alabama Towns in Alabama {{CherokeeCountyAL-geo-stub