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Mousetail

Ghost town · Perry County, Tennessee

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

Mousetail is a ghost town in Perry County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Perry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 61st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mousetail as a historical populated place on the Jeannette 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 35.6834° N, 88.0153° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJeannette
Elevation355 ft
Nearest living townParsons, TN
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1308594
Coordinates35.68340, -88.01531

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What's there now

Mousetail is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Parsons, TN (population 2,578), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 355 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 Mousetail?

Mousetail is in Perry County, Tennessee, at 35.6834, -88.0153.

How many ghost towns are in Perry County?

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

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