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Mountain

Ghost town · Marion County, Tennessee

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

Mountain is a ghost town in Marion County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mountain as a historical populated place on the Whitwell 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 35.2126° N, 85.5389° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhitwell
Elevation2,146 ft
Nearest living townWhitwell, TN
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1310066
Coordinates35.21257, -85.53886

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What's there now

Mountain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitwell, TN (population 1,863), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,146 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 Mountain?

Mountain is in Marion County, Tennessee, at 35.2126, -85.5389.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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