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Kitzmiller

Ghost town · Washington County, Tennessee

Spurgeon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Spurgeon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kitzmiller is a ghost town in Washington County, Tennessee. It is one of 14 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kitzmiller as a historical populated place on the Boone Dam 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 36.4301° N, 82.4876° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoone Dam
Elevation1,483 ft
Nearest living townGray, TN
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1303181
Coordinates36.43010, -82.48765

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What's there now

Kitzmiller is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gray, TN (population 1,606), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,483 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 Kitzmiller?

Kitzmiller is in Washington County, Tennessee, at 36.4301, -82.4876.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Tennessee has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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