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Haleville

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Tennessee

Gassaway quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Gassaway quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Haleville is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Haleville as a historical populated place on the Gassaway 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 35.9753° N, 85.9844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGassaway
Elevation604 ft
Nearest living townLiberty, TN
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1314067
Coordinates35.97534, -85.98443

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What's there now

Haleville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Liberty, TN (population 367), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 604 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 Haleville?

Haleville is in DeKalb County, Tennessee, at 35.9753, -85.9844.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

DeKalb County, Tennessee has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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