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Avoton

Ghost town · Putnam County, Tennessee

Windle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Windle quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Avoton is a ghost town in Putnam County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Avoton as a historical populated place on the Windle 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 36.2826° N, 85.4844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWindle
Elevation969 ft
Nearest living townDodson Branch, TN
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1310849
Coordinates36.28256, -85.48442

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What's there now

Avoton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dodson Branch, TN (population 1,163), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 969 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 Avoton?

Avoton is in Putnam County, Tennessee, at 36.2826, -85.4844.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Tennessee has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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