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Dowell

Ghost town · Johnson County, Tennessee

Baldwin Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Baldwin Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dowell is a ghost town in Johnson County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Johnson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dowell as a historical populated place on the Baldwin Gap 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 36.4765° N, 81.7171° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBaldwin Gap
Elevation2,840 ft
Nearest living townMountain City, TN
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1307452
Coordinates36.47651, -81.71706

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What's there now

Dowell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mountain City, TN (population 2,275), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,840 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 Dowell?

Dowell is in Johnson County, Tennessee, at 36.4765, -81.7171.

How many ghost towns are in Johnson County?

Johnson County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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