Africatown
Africatown, also known as AfricaTown USA and Plateau, is a historic community located three miles north of downtown Mobile, Alabama. It was formed by a group of 32 West Africans, who in 1860 were bought and transported against their will in the last known illegal shipment of slaves to the United States.
- Hamlet with about 2,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 30 feet (10 metres)
- Description: community located three miles (5 km) north of downtown Mobile, Alabama
- Also known as“Africatown Historic District”“Africatown U.S.A.”“Plateau”
Places of Interest
Discover Catholic Cemetery and LeFlore Magnet High School.
Catholic Cemetery
Catholic Cemetery, formerly known as the Stone Street…
2 miles south of Africatown
LeFlore Magnet High School
John L. LeFlore Magnet High School of Advanced…
2 miles southwest of Africatown
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prichard and Toulminville.
Toulminville
Neighborhood
Toulminville is a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
2 miles southwest of Africatown
Africatown
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Latitude
30.7363° or 30° 44′ 11″ north
Longitude
-88.06389° or 88° 3′ 50″ west
Open location code
862HPWPP+GC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Portuguese—“Africatown” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Discover Plateau Methodist Church and Yorktown Baptist Church.
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