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Chilhowey

Ghost town · Monroe County, Tennessee

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

Chilhowey is a ghost town in Monroe County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chilhowey as a historical populated place on the Tallassee 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 35.5515° N, 84.0068° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTallassee
Elevation841 ft
Nearest living townGreenback, TN
Distance to it11.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1314159
Coordinates35.55147, -84.00685

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What's there now

Chilhowey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenback, TN (population 1,631), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 841 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 Chilhowey?

Chilhowey is in Monroe County, Tennessee, at 35.5515, -84.0068.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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