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Glasgow

Ghost town · Weakley County, Tennessee

Dresden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Dresden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Glasgow is a ghost town in Weakley County, Tennessee. It is one of 2 former communities in Weakley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 73rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Glasgow as a historical populated place on the Dresden 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 36.3181° N, 88.6459° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDresden
Elevation501 ft
Nearest living townDresden, TN
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1312593
Coordinates36.31812, -88.64589

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What's there now

Glasgow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dresden, TN (population 2,974), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 501 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 Glasgow?

Glasgow is in Weakley County, Tennessee, at 36.3181, -88.6459.

How many ghost towns are in Weakley County?

Weakley County, Tennessee has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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