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Clarkson

Ghost town · Washington County, Tennessee

Telford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Telford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clarkson is a ghost town in Washington County, Tennessee. It is one of 14 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clarkson as a historical populated place on the Telford 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 36.1682° N, 82.5401° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTelford
Elevation1,482 ft
Nearest living townEmbreeville, TN
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1303158
Coordinates36.16816, -82.54014

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What's there now

Clarkson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Embreeville, TN (population 1,007), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,482 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 Clarkson?

Clarkson is in Washington County, Tennessee, at 36.1682, -82.5401.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Tennessee has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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