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Lilac

Ghost town · Cocke County, Tennessee

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

Lilac is a ghost town in Cocke County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Cocke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lilac as a historical populated place on the Rankin 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 36.0701° N, 83.2332° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRankin
Elevation1,030 ft
Nearest living townBaneberry, TN
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1309173
Coordinates36.07010, -83.23322

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What's there now

Lilac is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baneberry, TN (population 783), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,030 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 Lilac?

Lilac is in Cocke County, Tennessee, at 36.0701, -83.2332.

How many ghost towns are in Cocke County?

Cocke County, Tennessee has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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