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Crisp

Ghost town · Cannon County, Tennessee

Centertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Centertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crisp is a ghost town in Cannon County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Cannon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crisp as a historical populated place on the Centertown 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 35.6612° N, 85.9944° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCentertown
Elevation1,057 ft
Nearest living townCentertown, TN
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1643527
Coordinates35.66118, -85.99443

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What's there now

Crisp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Centertown, TN (population 258), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,057 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 Crisp?

Crisp is in Cannon County, Tennessee, at 35.6612, -85.9944.

How many ghost towns are in Cannon County?

Cannon County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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