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Forks of Piney

Ghost town · Dickson County, Tennessee

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

Forks of Piney is a ghost town in Dickson County, Tennessee. It is one of 14 former communities in Dickson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forks of Piney as a historical populated place on the Dickson 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 36.0112° N, 87.4442° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDickson
Elevation584 ft
Nearest living townDickson, TN
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1313321
Coordinates36.01117, -87.44418

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What's there now

Forks of Piney is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dickson, TN (population 16,246), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 584 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 Forks of Piney?

Forks of Piney is in Dickson County, Tennessee, at 36.0112, -87.4442.

How many ghost towns are in Dickson County?

Dickson County, Tennessee has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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