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Claud

Ghost town · Benton County, Tennessee

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

Claud is a ghost town in Benton County, Tennessee. It is the only former community in Benton County recorded on the federal names register, out of 660 across Tennessee.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Claud as a historical populated place on the Harmon Creek 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 36.1798° N, 87.9484° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarmon Creek
Elevation392 ft
Nearest living townEva, TN
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1310603
Coordinates36.17978, -87.94836

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What's there now

Claud is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eva, TN (population 123), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 392 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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