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Chimneytop

Ghost town · Hawkins County, Tennessee

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

Chimneytop is a ghost town in Hawkins County, Tennessee. It is one of 13 former communities in Hawkins County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chimneytop as a historical populated place on the Stony Point 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 36.4126° N, 82.7593° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStony Point
Elevation1,280 ft
Nearest living townSurgoinsville, TN
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID1308430
Coordinates36.41260, -82.75933

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What's there now

Chimneytop is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Surgoinsville, TN (population 2,246), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,280 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 Chimneytop?

Chimneytop is in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 36.4126, -82.7593.

How many ghost towns are in Hawkins County?

Hawkins County, Tennessee has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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