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Boiling

Ghost town · Fentress County, Tennessee

Burrville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Burrville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boiling is a ghost town in Fentress County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Fentress County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 63rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boiling as a historical populated place on the Burrville 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 36.2904° N, 84.8411° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurrville
Elevation1,463 ft
Nearest living townAllardt, TN
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1309769
Coordinates36.29035, -84.84106

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What's there now

Boiling is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Allardt, TN (population 1,078), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,463 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 Boiling?

Boiling is in Fentress County, Tennessee, at 36.2904, -84.8411.

How many ghost towns are in Fentress County?

Fentress County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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