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Pacific

Ghost town · Jackson County, Tennessee

Gainesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Gainesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pacific is a ghost town in Jackson County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pacific as a historical populated place on the Dodson Branch 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 36.3539° N, 85.5791° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDodson Branch
Elevation546 ft
Nearest living townDodson Branch, TN
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1312016
Coordinates36.35395, -85.57914

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What's there now

Pacific is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dodson Branch, TN (population 1,163), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 546 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 Pacific?

Pacific is in Jackson County, Tennessee, at 36.3539, -85.5791.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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