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Mandels

Ghost town · Henry County, Tennessee

Conyersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Conyersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mandels is a ghost town in Henry County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Henry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mandels as a historical populated place on the Puryear 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 36.4112° N, 88.3478° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePuryear
Elevation513 ft
Nearest living townPuryear, TN
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1310781
Coordinates36.41117, -88.34782

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What's there now

Mandels is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Puryear, TN (population 761), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 513 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 Mandels?

Mandels is in Henry County, Tennessee, at 36.4112, -88.3478.

How many ghost towns are in Henry County?

Henry County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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