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New Hope

Ghost town · Gibson County, Tennessee

Atwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Atwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New Hope is a ghost town in Gibson County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Gibson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Hope as a historical populated place on the Atwood 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 35.9584° N, 88.6987° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAtwood
Elevation406 ft
Nearest living townAtwood, TN
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1312582
Coordinates35.95840, -88.69867

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What's there now

New Hope is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Atwood, TN (population 1,230), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 406 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 New Hope?

New Hope is in Gibson County, Tennessee, at 35.9584, -88.6987.

How many ghost towns are in Gibson County?

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

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