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Gillenwater

Ghost town · Hawkins County, Tennessee

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

Gillenwater is a ghost town in Hawkins County, Tennessee. It is one of 13 former communities in Hawkins County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gillenwater as a historical populated place on the Burem 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 36.4848° N, 82.9629° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurem
Elevation1,321 ft
Nearest living townSurgoinsville, TN
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1308449
Coordinates36.48482, -82.96294

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What's there now

Gillenwater is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Surgoinsville, TN (population 2,246), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,321 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 Gillenwater?

Gillenwater is in Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 36.4848, -82.9629.

How many ghost towns are in Hawkins County?

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

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