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Boiling Springs

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Tennessee

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

Boiling Springs is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boiling Springs as a historical populated place on the Woodlawn 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 36.6225° N, 87.5106° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodlawn
Elevation498 ft
Nearest living townFort Campbell North, KY
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1311463
Coordinates36.62255, -87.51057

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What's there now

Boiling Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Campbell North, KY (population 11,483), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 498 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 Springs?

Boiling Springs is in Montgomery County, Tennessee, at 36.6225, -87.5106.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County, Tennessee has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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