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Elajay

Ghost town · Blount County, Tennessee

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

Elajay is a ghost town in Blount County, Tennessee. It is one of 13 former communities in Blount County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elajay as a historical populated place on the Wildwood 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 35.7751° N, 83.8480° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWildwood
Elevation925 ft
Nearest living townWildwood, TN
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1642543
Coordinates35.77509, -83.84795

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What's there now

Elajay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wildwood, TN (population 1,133), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 925 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 Elajay?

Elajay is in Blount County, Tennessee, at 35.7751, -83.8480.

How many ghost towns are in Blount County?

Blount County, Tennessee has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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