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Nickajack

Ghost town · Marion County, Tennessee

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

Nickajack is a ghost town in Marion County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nickajack as a historical populated place on the New Home 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 34.9959° N, 85.6083° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Home
Elevation633 ft
Nearest living townNew Hope, TN
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1646774
Coordinates34.99591, -85.60830

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What's there now

Nickajack is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Hope, TN (population 928), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 633 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 Nickajack?

Nickajack is in Marion County, Tennessee, at 34.9959, -85.6083.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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