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Elva

Ghost town · Scott County, Tennessee

Barthell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Barthell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elva is a ghost town in Scott County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elva as a historical populated place on the Barthell SW 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 36.5848° N, 84.6458° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBarthell SW
Elevation837 ft
Nearest living townOneida, TN
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1640776
Coordinates36.58480, -84.64577

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What's there now

Elva is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oneida, TN (population 3,793), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 837 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 Elva?

Elva is in Scott County, Tennessee, at 36.5848, -84.6458.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

Scott County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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