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Allens Creek

Ghost town · Lewis County, Tennessee

Riverside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Riverside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Allens Creek is a ghost town in Lewis County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Lewis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Allens Creek as a historical populated place on the Riverside 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 35.4270° N, 87.5959° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRiverside
Elevation698 ft
Nearest living townHohenwald, TN
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1649942
Coordinates35.42702, -87.59585

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What's there now

Allens Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hohenwald, TN (population 3,790), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 698 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Allens Creek?

Allens Creek is in Lewis County, Tennessee, at 35.4270, -87.5959.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis County?

Lewis County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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