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Ho

Ghost town · Monroe County, Tennessee

Englewood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
Englewood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ho is a ghost town in Monroe County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ho as a historical populated place on the Englewood 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 35.4606° N, 84.3799° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEnglewood
Elevation1,004 ft
Nearest living townMadisonville, TN
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1308301
Coordinates35.46063, -84.37992

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What's there now

Ho is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Madisonville, TN (population 5,184), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,004 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 Ho?

Ho is in Monroe County, Tennessee, at 35.4606, -84.3799.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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