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Preston

Ghost town · Knox County, Tennessee

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

Preston is a ghost town in Knox County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Preston as a historical populated place on the Fountain City 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 36.1142° N, 83.9121° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFountain City
Elevation1,153 ft
Nearest living townHalls, TN
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1651764
Coordinates36.11425, -83.91213

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What's there now

Preston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Halls, TN (population 9,455), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,153 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 Preston?

Preston is in Knox County, Tennessee, at 36.1142, -83.9121.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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