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Chuckey Bend

Ghost town · Hamblen County, Tennessee

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

Chuckey Bend 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 Chuckey Bend as a historical populated place on the Springvale 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 36.1959° N, 83.1596° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpringvale
Elevation1,041 ft
Nearest living townRussellville, TN
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1645034
Coordinates36.19593, -83.15961

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What's there now

Chuckey Bend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Russellville, TN (population 719), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,041 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 Chuckey Bend?

Chuckey Bend is in Hamblen County, Tennessee, at 36.1959, -83.1596.

How many ghost towns are in Hamblen County?

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

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