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Clinch River

Ghost town · Anderson County, Tennessee

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

Clinch River is a ghost town in Anderson County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Anderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clinch River as a historical populated place on the Clinton 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 36.0323° N, 84.1677° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClinton
Elevation823 ft
Nearest living townClinton, TN
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1649331
Coordinates36.03230, -84.16770

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What's there now

Clinch River is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clinton, TN (population 10,141), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 823 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 Clinch River?

Clinch River is in Anderson County, Tennessee, at 36.0323, -84.1677.

How many ghost towns are in Anderson County?

Anderson County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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