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Marchbanks

Ghost town · Putnam County, Tennessee

Cookeville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Cookeville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marchbanks is a ghost town in Putnam County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marchbanks as a historical populated place on the Cookeville East 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 36.2117° N, 85.4166° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCookeville East
Elevation1,022 ft
Nearest living townAlgood, TN
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1310948
Coordinates36.21173, -85.41664

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What's there now

Marchbanks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Algood, TN (population 4,002), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,022 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 Marchbanks?

Marchbanks is in Putnam County, Tennessee, at 36.2117, -85.4166.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Tennessee has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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