Haynes
Ghost town · Union County, Tennessee

Haynes is a ghost town in Union County, Tennessee. It is one of 18 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Haynes as a historical populated place on the Powder Springs 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 36.3501° N, 83.6749° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Powder Springs |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,012 ft |
| Nearest living town | New Tazewell, TN |
| Distance to it | 7.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1311785 |
| Coordinates | 36.35008, -83.67491 |
What's there now
Haynes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Tazewell, TN (population 2,779), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,012 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ashbyghost town · Grainger County · 4 mi
- Edmondsonghost town · Claiborne County · 4.3 mi
- Haversonsghost town · Union County · 5.9 mi
- Clear Springsghost town · Grainger County · 6.1 mi
- Minktonghost town · Claiborne County · 6.3 mi
- Ambroghost town · Grainger County · 6.3 mi
- Oakmanghost town · Grainger County · 6.4 mi
- Clinch Riverghost town · Grainger County · 7.1 mi
- Ailorghost town · Union County · 8.1 mi
- Sycamoreghost town · Claiborne County · 8.7 mi
- Stiner Storeghost town · Union County · 8.9 mi
- Highlandsghost town · Grainger County · 8.9 mi
Questions
Where is Haynes?
Haynes is in Union County, Tennessee, at 36.3501, -83.6749.
How many ghost towns are in Union County?
Union County, Tennessee has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.