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Minkton

Ghost town · Claiborne County, Tennessee

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

Minkton is a ghost town in Claiborne County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Claiborne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Minkton as a historical populated place on the Clouds 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 36.4412° N, 83.6791° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClouds
Elevation1,483 ft
Nearest living townNew Tazewell, TN
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1310719
Coordinates36.44119, -83.67908

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What's there now

Minkton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Tazewell, TN (population 2,779), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,483 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 Minkton?

Minkton is in Claiborne County, Tennessee, at 36.4412, -83.6791.

How many ghost towns are in Claiborne County?

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

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