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Olio

Ghost town · Van Buren County, Tennessee

Smart Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Smart Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Olio is a ghost town in Van Buren County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Van Buren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Olio as a historical populated place on the Smartt 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 35.5487° N, 85.4722° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSmartt Mountain
Elevation1,866 ft
Nearest living townBeersheba Springs, TN
Distance to it12.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1312083
Coordinates35.54868, -85.47219

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What's there now

Olio is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beersheba Springs, TN (population 610), about 12.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,866 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 Olio?

Olio is in Van Buren County, Tennessee, at 35.5487, -85.4722.

How many ghost towns are in Van Buren County?

Van Buren County, Tennessee has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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