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Abernathy

Ghost town · Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Halls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Halls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Abernathy is a ghost town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. It is the only former community in Lauderdale County recorded on the federal names register, out of 660 across Tennessee.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Abernathy as a historical populated place on the Gates topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.8062° N, 89.4723° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGates
Elevation493 ft
Nearest living townGates, TN
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1311077
Coordinates35.80619, -89.47230

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What's there now

Abernathy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gates, TN (population 612), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 493 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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