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Keese

Ghost town · Fentress County, Tennessee

Grimsley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Grimsley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Keese is a ghost town in Fentress County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Fentress County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 63rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Keese as a historical populated place on the Grimsley 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 36.2528° N, 84.9402° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrimsley
Nearest living townGrimsley, TN
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1309767
Coordinates36.25285, -84.94023

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What's there now

Keese is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grimsley, TN (population 940), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Keese?

Keese is in Fentress County, Tennessee, at 36.2528, -84.9402.

How many ghost towns are in Fentress County?

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

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