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Dughill

Ghost town · Humphreys County, Tennessee

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

Dughill is a ghost town in Humphreys County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Humphreys County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 66th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dughill as a historical populated place on the Hustburg 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 35.9915° N, 87.8764° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHustburg
Elevation378 ft
Nearest living townNew Johnsonville, TN
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1310643
Coordinates35.99145, -87.87642

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What's there now

Dughill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Johnsonville, TN (population 1,930), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 378 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 Dughill?

Dughill is in Humphreys County, Tennessee, at 35.9915, -87.8764.

How many ghost towns are in Humphreys County?

Humphreys County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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