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Newland

Ghost town · Scott County, Tennessee

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

Newland is a ghost town in Scott County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Newland as a historical populated place on the Fork Mountain 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 36.2490° N, 84.3930° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFork Mountain
Elevation1,270 ft
Nearest living townPetros, TN
Distance to it10.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1311281
Coordinates36.24897, -84.39299

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What's there now

Newland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Petros, TN (population 269), about 10.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,270 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 Newland?

Newland is in Scott County, Tennessee, at 36.2490, -84.3930.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

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

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