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Farthing

Ghost town · Johnson County, Tennessee

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

Farthing 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 Farthing as a historical populated place on the Elk Mills 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 36.3548° N, 81.9707° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElk Mills
Elevation1,953 ft
Nearest living townButler, TN
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1307457
Coordinates36.35484, -81.97067

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What's there now

Farthing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Butler, TN (population 150), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,953 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 Farthing?

Farthing is in Johnson County, Tennessee, at 36.3548, -81.9707.

How many ghost towns are in Johnson County?

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

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