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Bright

Ghost town · Hamblen County, Tennessee

Russellville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Russellville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bright is a ghost town in Hamblen County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Hamblen County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bright as a historical populated place on the Russellville 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 36.2812° N, 83.2382° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRussellville
Elevation1,048 ft
Nearest living townRussellville, TN
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1311596
Coordinates36.28120, -83.23823

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What's there now

Bright is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Russellville, TN (population 719), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,048 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 Bright?

Bright is in Hamblen County, Tennessee, at 36.2812, -83.2382.

How many ghost towns are in Hamblen County?

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

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