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Derby

Ghost town · Greene County, Tennessee

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

Derby is a ghost town in Greene County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Derby as a historical populated place on the Greeneville 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 36.1957° N, 82.8457° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreeneville
Elevation1,348 ft
Nearest living townGreeneville, TN
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1646826
Coordinates36.19566, -82.84571

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What's there now

Derby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greeneville, TN (population 15,531), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,348 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 Derby?

Derby is in Greene County, Tennessee, at 36.1957, -82.8457.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Tennessee has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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