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Bagdad

Ghost town · Jackson County, Tennessee

Carthage quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Carthage quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bagdad is a ghost town in Jackson County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bagdad as a historical populated place on the Granville 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 36.3695° N, 85.8278° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGranville
Elevation568 ft
Nearest living townGainesboro, TN
Distance to it10 miles
GNIS feature ID1311972
Coordinates36.36950, -85.82776

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What's there now

Bagdad is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gainesboro, TN (population 1,086), about 10 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 568 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 Bagdad?

Bagdad is in Jackson County, Tennessee, at 36.3695, -85.8278.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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