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Atkins

Ghost town · Henderson County, Tennessee

Juno quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Juno quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Atkins is a ghost town in Henderson County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Henderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Atkins as a historical populated place on the Juno 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 35.7478° N, 88.5251° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJuno
Elevation516 ft
Nearest living townParker's Crossroads, TN
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1310803
Coordinates35.74784, -88.52505

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What's there now

Atkins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Parker's Crossroads, TN (population 578), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 516 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 Atkins?

Atkins is in Henderson County, Tennessee, at 35.7478, -88.5251.

How many ghost towns are in Henderson County?

Henderson County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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