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May Springs

Ghost town · Grainger County, Tennessee

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

May Springs is a ghost town in Grainger County, Tennessee. It is one of 14 former communities in Grainger County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists May Springs as a historical populated place on the Talbott 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 36.2079° N, 83.4624° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTalbott
Elevation1,048 ft
Nearest living townRutledge, TN
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1310543
Coordinates36.20787, -83.46240

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What's there now

May Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rutledge, TN (population 1,521), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,048 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 May Springs?

May Springs is in Grainger County, Tennessee, at 36.2079, -83.4624.

How many ghost towns are in Grainger County?

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

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