Bowl
Ghost town · Scott County, Tennessee

Bowl is a ghost town in Scott County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bowl as a historical populated place on the Huntsville 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 36.4609° N, 84.3819° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Huntsville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,317 ft |
| Nearest living town | Huntsville, TN |
| Distance to it | 7.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1311271 |
| Coordinates | 36.46091, -84.38188 |
What's there now
Bowl is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Huntsville, TN (population 1,632), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,317 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Doctorsghost town · Scott County · 3.5 mi
- Coal Mineghost town · Campbell County · 12.8 mi
- Pine Mountainghost town · Campbell County · 13.8 mi
- Newlandghost town · Scott County · 14.7 mi
- Red Ash Coal Campghost town · Whitley County · 15.2 mi
- Shelly Knob Campghost town · Whitley County · 17 mi
- Elvaghost town · Scott County · 17 mi
- Whitmanghost town · Campbell County · 18.4 mi
- Big South Forkghost town · McCreary County · 19.9 mi
- Hatmakerghost town · Campbell County · 20.3 mi
- Primroyghost town · Campbell County · 20.4 mi
- Boyghost town · Campbell County · 20.9 mi
Questions
Where is Bowl?
Bowl is in Scott County, Tennessee, at 36.4609, -84.3819.
How many ghost towns are in Scott County?
Scott County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.