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Montgomery

Ghost town · Morgan County, Tennessee

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

Montgomery is a ghost town in Morgan County, Tennessee, recorded as Town. It is one of 7 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Montgomery as a historical populated place on the Camp Austin 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 36.1137° N, 84.6144° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCamp Austin
Elevation1,028 ft
Nearest living townWartburg, TN
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1309676
Coordinates36.11369, -84.61438

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What's there now

Montgomery is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wartburg, TN (population 1,266), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,028 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 Montgomery?

Montgomery is in Morgan County, Tennessee, at 36.1137, -84.6144.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Tennessee has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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