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Griffin

Ghost town · Houston County, Tennessee

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

Griffin is a ghost town in Houston County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Houston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 68th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Griffin as a historical populated place on the McKinnon 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 36.2631° N, 87.9292° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcKinnon
Elevation355 ft
Nearest living townBig Sandy, TN
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1643912
Coordinates36.26311, -87.92920

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What's there now

Griffin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Sandy, TN (population 589), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 355 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 Griffin?

Griffin is in Houston County, Tennessee, at 36.2631, -87.9292.

How many ghost towns are in Houston County?

Houston County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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