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Powder Springs

Ghost town · Sevier County, Tennessee

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

Powder Springs is a ghost town in Sevier County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Sevier County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Powder Springs as a historical populated place on the Douglas Dam 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 35.9234° N, 83.5410° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDouglas Dam
Elevation940 ft
Nearest living townSevierville, TN
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1313005
Coordinates35.92342, -83.54100

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What's there now

Powder Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sevierville, TN (population 18,105), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 940 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 Powder Springs?

Powder Springs is in Sevier County, Tennessee, at 35.9234, -83.5410.

How many ghost towns are in Sevier County?

Sevier County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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