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Powells River

Ghost town · Campbell County, Tennessee

White Hollow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
White Hollow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Powells River is a ghost town in Campbell County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Campbell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Powells River as a historical populated place on the White Hollow 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 36.3748° N, 83.9694° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhite Hollow
Elevation1,034 ft
Nearest living townFincastle, TN
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1311314
Coordinates36.37480, -83.96936

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What's there now

Powells River is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fincastle, TN (population 1,328), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,034 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 Powells River?

Powells River is in Campbell County, Tennessee, at 36.3748, -83.9694.

How many ghost towns are in Campbell County?

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

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