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Poteet

Ghost town · Overton County, Tennessee

Crawford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Crawford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Poteet is a ghost town in Overton County, Tennessee. It is one of 16 former communities in Overton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Poteet as a historical populated place on the Crawford 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 36.3681° N, 85.1777° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrawford
Elevation880 ft
Nearest living townLivingston, TN
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1310303
Coordinates36.36812, -85.17774

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What's there now

Poteet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Livingston, TN (population 3,957), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 880 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 Poteet?

Poteet is in Overton County, Tennessee, at 36.3681, -85.1777.

How many ghost towns are in Overton County?

Overton County, Tennessee has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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