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Dawn

Ghost town · Coffee County, Tennessee

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

Dawn is a ghost town in Coffee County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Coffee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dawn as a historical populated place on the Morrison 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 35.5223° N, 85.9592° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorrison
Elevation1,101 ft
Nearest living townViola, TN
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1310331
Coordinates35.52230, -85.95915

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What's there now

Dawn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Viola, TN (population 123), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,101 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 Dawn?

Dawn is in Coffee County, Tennessee, at 35.5223, -85.9592.

How many ghost towns are in Coffee County?

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

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