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Lillydale

Ghost town · Clay County, Tennessee

Lillydale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Lillydale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lillydale is a ghost town in Clay County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lillydale as a historical populated place on the Dale Hollow Reservoir SE 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 36.6159° N, 85.2944° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDale Hollow Reservoir SE
Elevation644 ft
Nearest living townByrdstown, TN
Distance to it9.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1312434
Coordinates36.61590, -85.29441

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What's there now

Lillydale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Byrdstown, TN (population 1,344), about 9.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 644 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 Lillydale?

Lillydale is in Clay County, Tennessee, at 36.6159, -85.2944.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

Clay County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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