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Naillon

Ghost town · Cocke County, Tennessee

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

Naillon is a ghost town in Cocke County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Cocke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Naillon as a historical populated place on the Waterville 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 35.8240° N, 83.0921° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWaterville
Elevation1,940 ft
Nearest living townCosby, TN
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1309151
Coordinates35.82399, -83.09209

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What's there now

Naillon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cosby, TN (population 521), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,940 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 Naillon?

Naillon is in Cocke County, Tennessee, at 35.8240, -83.0921.

How many ghost towns are in Cocke County?

Cocke County, Tennessee has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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