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Nicholson Springs

Ghost town · Warren County, Tennessee

Centertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Centertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nicholson Springs is a ghost town in Warren County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nicholson Springs as a historical populated place on the Centertown 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 35.6617° N, 85.8842° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCentertown
Elevation1,021 ft
Nearest living townMorrison, TN
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1311888
Coordinates35.66174, -85.88415

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What's there now

Nicholson Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morrison, TN (population 810), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,021 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 Nicholson Springs?

Nicholson Springs is in Warren County, Tennessee, at 35.6617, -85.8842.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

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

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