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Panther Creek

Ghost town · Hamblen County, Tennessee

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

Panther Creek is a ghost town in Hamblen County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Hamblen County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Panther Creek as a historical populated place on the Talbott 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 36.1868° N, 83.3835° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTalbott
Elevation1,221 ft
Nearest living townMorristown, TN
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1311692
Coordinates36.18676, -83.38351

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What's there now

Panther Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morristown, TN (population 30,983), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,221 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 Panther Creek?

Panther Creek is in Hamblen County, Tennessee, at 36.1868, -83.3835.

How many ghost towns are in Hamblen County?

Hamblen County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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