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Phosphate

Ghost town · Sumner County, Tennessee

Gallatin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Gallatin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Phosphate is a ghost town in Sumner County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Sumner County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Phosphate as a historical populated place on the Gallatin 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 36.4542° N, 86.4086° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGallatin
Elevation583 ft
Nearest living townGraball, TN
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1311951
Coordinates36.45421, -86.40860

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What's there now

Phosphate is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Graball, TN (population 242), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 583 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 Phosphate?

Phosphate is in Sumner County, Tennessee, at 36.4542, -86.4086.

How many ghost towns are in Sumner County?

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

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