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Parker Town

Ghost town · Stewart County, Tennessee

Indian Mound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Indian Mound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Parker Town is a ghost town in Stewart County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Stewart County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Parker Town as a historical populated place on the Indian Mound 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 36.6000° N, 87.6978° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndian Mound
Elevation616 ft
Nearest living townBig Rock, TN
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1308933
Coordinates36.60005, -87.69779

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What's there now

Parker Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Rock, TN (population 161), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 616 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 Parker Town?

Parker Town is in Stewart County, Tennessee, at 36.6000, -87.6978.

How many ghost towns are in Stewart County?

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

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