State atlas · filed under TN
Ghost Towns of Tennessee
Tennessee's vanished places run from Smokies logging towns preserved mid-decay inside the national park to copper-basin and coal company towns, with river landings drowned by TVA lakes.
2,272 sites surveyed across Tennessee — 2 charted with full records so far, entered by year of settlement. The rest are awaiting verification.
✕Charted — click for the recordSurveyed — records pending
Survey note
The federal place-name archive records 2,272 vanished or historical sites in Tennessee — ghost towns, mining camps, townsites, and railroad stops. We chart them a few at a time, as the records can be verified. Every mark on this map is a place that once had a name.
Society Pro
See Tennessee as the surveyors drew it, 1879 to 1919
292 USGS survey sheets from those years cover Tennessee. Pro lays them over today's map with a swipe between then and now, and adds every mine feature, lost place and mineral site the federal record holds for the state.
4,682mine features
4,676mineral sites
5,615lost places
292survey sheets
The full survey ledger
Every vanished town the federal archive records in Tennessee — each with its own record page, verified and expanded over time.
AbernathyLauderdale Co.AddieDavidson Co.AgeeCampbell Co.AgreeableGrainger Co.AilorUnion Co.AlenaJefferson Co.AlleghanyLoudon Co.Allegheny SpringsBlount Co.AllenbridgeGreene Co.Allens CreekLewis Co.AllensvilleSevier Co.AmbroGrainger Co.AmereneBlount Co.AntiochDickson Co.ArdeeStewart Co.AshbyGrainger Co.AtkinsHenderson Co.AuntHawkins Co.AvotonPutnam Co.AwaltFranklin Co.BagdadJackson Co.Bald HillClaiborne Co.BankBlount Co.BaylessKnox Co.BeachvilleWilliamson Co.BealeHickman Co.BearRoane Co.Bear BranchDeKalb Co.BeasleyDickson Co.Beaver DamJefferson Co.Beech GroveDickson Co.Beech HillJackson Co.BeidlemansSullivan Co.Bell HollowDickson Co.BellamyMontgomery Co.BenMaury Co.BentonMarshall Co.BereaCannon Co.BethelObion Co.BethlehemCannon Co.BetsystownDickson Co.Big CreekSullivan Co.Big SpringWilson Co.BigbyMaury Co.BirdWayne Co.BirdsvilleCocke Co.BlankenshipHenderson Co.BlantonCannon Co.BleakShelby Co.BlissDecatur Co.Blount BeachBlount Co.Blue GooseShelby Co.BluffpointHickman Co.Bobs Cross RoadsCoffee Co.BobwhiteRobertson Co.BoilingFentress Co.Boiling SpringsMontgomery Co.BonnevilleRhea Co.BoonvillePolk Co.BoothShelby Co.BowlScott Co.BoyCampbell Co.BrakebillMonroe Co.BrayShelby Co.BriggsUnicoi Co.BrightHamblen Co.BrooksvilleCoffee Co.BrownlowUnicoi Co.BrownsboroWashington Co.BrownsportDecatur Co.BrowntownWayne Co.BudAnderson Co.Buffalo RidgeWashington Co.BuncombeFranklin Co.BurgesstownCumberland Co.BushingOverton Co.ButcherHawkins Co.ButterflySullivan Co.CallenderWilliamson Co.Cane CreekAnderson Co.CaneridgeVan Buren Co.CantrellSullivan Co.CapersMaury Co.Cardens BluffCarter Co.CaringerMonroe Co.CarmanCannon Co.CarnsvilleCarroll Co.CarpentersWilliamson Co.CarpentersMaury Co.CarrollvilleWayne Co.CasperJohnson Co.Cayuga TownMeigs Co.Cedar GroveShelby Co.Center HillWilson Co.Center PointShelby Co.CentralvilleWilson Co.ChablePolk Co.CheathamWilliamson Co.Cherry MountRobertson Co.ChilhoweyMonroe Co.ChimneytopHawkins Co.ChotaMonroe Co.ChristieWashington Co.Chuckey BendHamblen Co.Cisco Indian VillageMadison Co.CiticoMonroe Co.CiticoMonroe Co.ClarksonWashington Co.ClaudBenton Co.ClayShelby Co.Clear SpringsGrainger Co.Cleavet SpringsSullivan Co.Clinch RiverGrainger Co.Clinch RiverAnderson Co.CloverbottomSullivan Co.Cloyd CreekBlount Co.ClydetonHumphreys Co.Coal MineCampbell Co.ColbySullivan Co.Cold SpringsCumberland Co.ColdwaterCannon Co.ColeGiles Co.ColumbusPolk Co.ColwickDecatur Co.ConcordMaury Co.Conley CrossroadsPickett Co.CopelandMcNairy Co.CorningWayne Co.CothamDecatur Co.Cotton PortMeigs Co.CouchGreene Co.CowanstownJohnson Co.CoyteeLoudon Co.CraigmarBlount Co.CrawfordOverton Co.CrispCannon Co.CrookedforkMorgan Co.CubaMaury Co.CullomOverton Co.CurryDavidson Co.CusterAnderson Co.CuteMeigs Co.CycloneWayne Co.DallasHamilton Co.DanvilleHouston Co.DawnCoffee Co.DerbyGreene Co.DixieCoffee Co.DixonWilson Co.DoctorsScott Co.DodoburgWilson Co.Dog TownDavidson Co.DooleyMaury Co.DoveWashington Co.DowellJohnson Co.DoziersCheatham Co.DropWhite Co.Dry ForkDavidson Co.DughillHumphreys Co.DukeUnion Co.Dukes StoreMaury Co.DunlapWeakley Co.DustinLawrence Co.Eagle CreekOverton Co.EarheartSullivan Co.EarnestBradley Co.EastmanJohnson Co.EbaneezerWilson Co.EconomyHardin Co.Eden RidgeSullivan Co.EdgeworthSullivan Co.EdingtonKnox Co.EdmondsonClaiborne Co.ElajayBlount Co.ElijahWhite Co.ElkinsCannon Co.ElvaScott Co.EmoryMorgan Co.EstanaulaHaywood Co.EthelRoane Co.EtnaDecatur Co.EvanstonWarren Co.EwingBlount Co.EwingSevier Co.EwingsvilleWilson Co.FairviewAnderson Co.FarmvilleHenderson Co.FarthingJohnson Co.Fernvale SpringsWilliamson Co.FetzertonPolk Co.FewvilleDickson Co.FishdamSullivan Co.Flat RockLewis Co.Fleenora ParkSullivan Co.FleetvileDickson Co.FlemingsburgWilliamson Co.Flint ValleyMaury Co.FloyvilleHenderson Co.FoggHickman Co.FolgerMcMinn Co.Fooshee BendMeigs Co.FootWhite Co.FordvilleUnicoi Co.Forest HillCumberland Co.Forest HillGiles Co.Forest MillsRobertson Co.Forks of PineyDickson Co.ForkvaleCampbell Co.FortsRobertson Co.Four CornersDavidson Co.Fourmile BridgeMonroe Co.FoxSevier Co.Fox SpringsClay Co.French BroadSevier Co.GabeUnion Co.GailChester Co.GapcreekKnox Co.GertrudeDavidson Co.GethsemaneLincoln Co.GibbsHardin Co.GilestonGiles Co.GillentineVan Buren Co.GillenwaterHawkins Co.GilroyDavidson Co.GirltonCampbell Co.GladecreekBledsoe Co.GlasgowWeakley Co.GlenravenRobertson Co.GlorianaWilson Co.GoshenLincoln Co.GougeCarter Co.GowerWayne Co.GraceWhite Co.GrantvilleMontgomery Co.GrapevineBledsoe Co.Green RiverWayne Co.GreenbrierSevier Co.GreyOverton Co.GriefPolk Co.GriffinHouston Co.GriffittsLoudon Co.GrovesWarren Co.HackerWashington Co.HaglervilleHenry Co.HalevilleDeKalb Co.Halfway TownMonroe Co.HanlanWarren Co.HardwickWayne Co.HarricanGrundy Co.HartBledsoe Co.HatmakerCampbell Co.HaversonsUnion Co.HaynesUnion Co.HeadsWhite Co.HedgecothCumberland Co.HenardOverton Co.HenshawGreene Co.Hensley RidgeLawrence Co.Hickory CoveHawkins Co.High HealthJohnson Co.HighlandsGrainger Co.HighpointKnox Co.HillisWarren Co.HiltonSullivan Co.Hinds CreekAnderson Co.HiteDavidson Co.HixOverton Co.HoMonroe Co.HoffasvilleCheatham Co.HollyCoffee Co.HolmansvilleRobertson Co.HolstonGrainger Co.HootenGibson Co.HopewellCannon Co.HoraceSullivan Co.Horseshoe FallsWarren Co.House MountainKnox Co.HowardLewis Co.HudsonburgPutnam Co.HughesHamilton Co.Hurricane BranchUnion Co.Hutson GroveCrockett Co.InaFayette Co.Indian CreekUnicoi Co.InmanCocke Co.IpeMonroe Co.IreneShelby Co.Iron DivideRoane Co.Iron HillRhea Co.IronvilleJohnson Co.IslandfordMorgan Co.Ivy GapJackson Co.JacobSullivan Co.JeffreyMonroe Co.JenningsWilson Co.JerniganCannon Co.JesterShelby Co.JimtownDavidson Co.JimtownCannon Co.JobeAnderson Co.Jones ChapelCannon Co.JonesboroMaury Co.JonestownCocke Co.Jordan SpringsMontgomery Co.JosephineWilson Co.KeeseFentress Co.Kendrick CreekSullivan Co.KentRobertson Co.KetchallMarion Co.KimbrosRoane Co.KincheloeHawkins Co.King CreekRoane Co.KinkaidKnox Co.KittytonUnicoi Co.KitzmillerWashington Co.KnappAnderson Co.KrausMaury Co.LabanCarter Co.LattaMaury Co.Laurel CoveVan Buren Co.LawsonSullivan Co.LeatherwoodMaury Co.LeeOverton Co.LeedomAnderson Co.LeggetCumberland Co.LegoPerry Co.LellaSullivan Co.Lick CreekHickman Co.LickskilletMaury Co.LightWayne Co.LilacCocke Co.LillydaleClay Co.LindauerLawrence Co.LindsayvilleWilson Co.LindsleyWilson Co.LinebackCarter Co.Little ChuckyGreene Co.Little RiverMonroe Co.LocoMaury Co.LogantonUnicoi Co.Lohmans StoreWilson Co.Long HollowUnion Co.LongtownHawkins Co.LooUnion Co.Lost CreekUnion Co.LovevilleDavidson Co.LovieWayne Co.Lower ElktonGiles Co.LoystonUnion Co.LucerneLewis Co.LucillaJefferson Co.LukeWashington Co.LulaChester Co.Lyons StoreHawkins Co.MaggarteSmith Co.MagnumWarren Co.MahoneWilson Co.MaltsbergerGreene Co.MandelsHenry Co.MansfordFranklin Co.Manus TownCannon Co.Maple CreekCarroll Co.MaplesGrainger Co.MarcellaLawrence Co.MarchbanksPutnam Co.MarvelDavidson Co.MatutaWashington Co.MaucksWashington Co.May SpringsGrainger Co.MayberryWilliamson Co.MayberryMaury Co.MayfieldJackson Co.MayflowerWashington Co.MayoKnox Co.McEwenWilliamson Co.McGavockWilliamson Co.McHaneyHenderson Co.McLeanLewis Co.MeadeVan Buren Co.MelroseMorgan Co.MelroseWilson Co.MementoGreene Co.MethodistWhite Co.MialoquoMonroe Co.MichellDyer Co.Mill CreekCumberland Co.MimsSumner Co.MinktonClaiborne Co.Mint SpringStewart Co.MirandaOverton Co.MizellWilliamson Co.MobleyStewart Co.MontgomeryMorgan Co.MoonWayne Co.MooresWilliamson Co.MorelockGreene Co.MorganHenderson Co.MorganvilleMaury Co.MorrisgapRoane Co.Mound BottomCheatham Co.Mount CarmelWilson Co.Mount GileadCumberland Co.Mount HopeGreene Co.Mount NeboBlount Co.Mount OliveRutherford Co.Mount OlivetRutherford Co.Mount SterlingDeKalb Co.Mount VistaHenry Co.MountainMarion Co.MountainvilleMonroe Co.MousetailPerry Co.MowdMaury Co.MuncieWilson Co.MusicCumberland Co.NaillonCocke Co.NaillontownCocke Co.NanatlugunyiWashington Co.NancyLewis Co.NaolaCoffee Co.Negro GullCannon Co.NetherlandsOverton Co.Nettle CarrierOverton Co.NeverfailCumberland Co.NewWarren Co.New AntwerpCoffee Co.New EraPerry Co.New HopeGibson Co.New Las CasasRutherford Co.New ProspectUnion Co.New YorkMontgomery Co.NewburgLewis Co.NewlandScott Co.Nicholson SpringsWarren Co.NickajackMarion Co.NoetonGrainger Co.NolichuckyWashington Co.NosegayDickson Co.NotimeBlount Co.Oak PointWilson Co.OaklandMaury Co.OakmanGrainger Co.OakviewDecatur Co.OdemvilleCarter Co.OdumWilson Co.Old DunbarDecatur Co.Old FostervilleRutherford Co.Old MillersburgRutherford Co.Old SaffordHenderson Co.Old TownWilliamson Co.OlioVan Buren Co.OlivevilleWhite Co.OmegaHouston Co.OpossumHawkins Co.OregonWilson Co.OwensWilliamson Co.PaceHenry Co.PacificJackson Co.Paint RockRoane Co.PalestineLewis Co.PalinLoudon Co.PantherAnderson Co.Panther CreekHamblen Co.PardueDickson Co.Parker TownStewart Co.Pattie GapRoane Co.PaulksHardin Co.Pea PointShelby Co.PearleyShelby Co.PearsonBledsoe Co.PeekvillePutnam Co.PekinPutnam Co.PennvilleWilson Co.PerillaWhite Co.PetlierSullivan Co.PhebeUnion Co.PhosphateSumner Co.Pine MountainCampbell Co.PinelandMeigs Co.PinesOverton Co.PinhookDeKalb Co.PitnerSevier Co.PleasantClaiborne Co.Pleasant ExchangeHenderson Co.Pleasant HillJefferson Co.Pleasant ValleyWayne Co.PollardWhite Co.PortersHenry Co.PoteetOverton Co.Powder SpringsSevier Co.Powells RiverCampbell Co.PrestonKnox Co.PrimroyCampbell Co.Prospect HillCannon Co.PurdonsGrundy Co.QuallsOverton Co.QuarryvilleHawkins Co.Rabbit BluffCannon Co.RainyBledsoe Co.RayUnion Co.ReddenDickson Co.RegretMcMinn Co.RestCheatham Co.ReviloSevier Co.RexfordCarter Co.ReynoldsburgHumphreys Co.Rhea SpringsRhea Co.Rhoades HillLawrence Co.RhodeliaUnion Co.RichardsonLawrence Co.RichlandGiles Co.RidgepostDavidson Co.Riley CreekCoffee Co.RivalSumner Co.RiversideGibson Co.RobinsonCoffee Co.RockquarryLawrence Co.Rocky PointShelby Co.Rocky PointCannon Co.Rocky SummitGrainger Co.Rose HillMontgomery Co.RuleUnion Co.RuppeMorgan Co.RushingStewart Co.RymersPolk Co.SacSullivan Co.SageWayne Co.Sailors RestMontgomery Co.SamuelSullivan Co.Sand MountainHardin Co.Sandy BridgeCarroll Co.SatterfieldMaury Co.SchoolfieldBledsoe Co.SchroderSevier Co.SealsBledsoe Co.SelbyPutnam Co.SelkirkRoane Co.SevenLawrence Co.Shady GroveLawrence Co.ShellmoundMarion Co.SideviewSumner Co.SillUnion Co.SinkMonroe Co.SirenburgGreene Co.SkilesBledsoe Co.Slab TownHardin Co.SlaughterSullivan Co.SligoDeKalb Co.Smiths ForkHardin Co.SnellRutherford Co.SniderCarroll Co.SophaVan Buren Co.SorbyWayne Co.SpainHenderson Co.SpearsHawkins Co.Spring CreekWilson Co.Springer RidgeLewis Co.StarWayne Co.StarkeyWayne Co.StarnesHawkins Co.State LineShelby Co.StatemountGreene Co.Station CampSumner Co.Stevens ShopWilliamson Co.StewardtownPolk Co.Stiner StoreUnion Co.StithsvilleGrainger Co.StockvilleCampbell Co.Stone BridgeSmith Co.StrathmoreLawrence Co.StriblingStewart Co.StubblefieldsHenderson Co.Stump KnobJohnson Co.Sulphur SpringsDecatur Co.Sulphur SpringsHickman Co.Sulphur SpringsMaury Co.SumpterSullivan Co.SwanayGreene Co.SycamoreClaiborne Co.TaborRoane Co.TalomeCannon Co.TanbarkBledsoe Co.TanyardFayette Co.TateWilson Co.Tater PeelerWilson Co.TealCoffee Co.TellasseeBlount Co.TennesseeMonroe Co.Tennessee TowneDavidson Co.Texas SettlementSevier Co.ThomSullivan Co.Thomas TownCannon Co.ThyatiraCannon Co.TinchFentress Co.TolbertsvilleCannon Co.TommotleyMonroe Co.Toms CreekPerry Co.ToquaMonroe Co.Towee FallsMonroe Co.TuckegeeHamilton Co.Tuckers GapWilson Co.Turkey CreekClay Co.TurkeytownClay Co.Turley MillsGrainger Co.TuskeegeeMonroe Co.Tyree SpringsSumner Co.TysonvilleGibson Co.Unaka StationCocke Co.Underwood SpringsSullivan Co.UtleyHenderson Co.VancouverLoudon Co.VaterLawrence Co.VaughtsvilleJohnson Co.VictoryWayne Co.VogelHawkins Co.WahooSullivan Co.WalkersvilleCoffee Co.Walnut GroveHardin Co.WaltonDavidson Co.WardOverton Co.Washington HallRobertson Co.Water ValleyDickson Co.WatkinsDavidson Co.WeatherfordWayne Co.WeirWilson Co.Wells HillLincoln Co.WelwynKnox Co.WessyngtonRobertson Co.WesteriaCheatham Co.WestforkOverton Co.WheelocktownWashington Co.WhetstoneMorgan Co.White SulphurHardin Co.Whites Creek SpringsDavidson Co.WhitingCarter Co.WhitmanCampbell Co.Whittens StandWayne Co.WiklesWilliamson Co.WilhamBlount Co.WilkersonDavidson Co.WilkesWilliamson Co.WilliamsvilleDickson Co.WillsLawrence Co.WinsteadRutherford Co.WoodburnUnion Co.WoodfordMontgomery Co.WoodhavenDickson Co.WoodhillCarroll Co.WyattCumberland Co.YanceyMcMinn Co.YatesWayne Co.YoungWhite Co.YoungbloodDeKalb Co.