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Morelock

Ghost town · Greene County, Tennessee

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

Morelock is a ghost town in Greene County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Morelock as a historical populated place on the McCloud 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 36.2945° N, 82.8949° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcCloud
Elevation1,172 ft
Nearest living townBaileyton, TN
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1309216
Coordinates36.29454, -82.89488

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What's there now

Morelock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baileyton, TN (population 493), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,172 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 Morelock?

Morelock is in Greene County, Tennessee, at 36.2945, -82.8949.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Tennessee has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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