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Purdons

Ghost town · Grundy County, Tennessee

Altamont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Altamont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Purdons is a ghost town in Grundy County, Tennessee. It is one of 2 former communities in Grundy County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 75th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Purdons as a historical populated place on the Altamont 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 35.3909° N, 85.6530° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAltamont
Elevation1,892 ft
Nearest living townGruetli-Laager, TN
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1309356
Coordinates35.39091, -85.65303

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What's there now

Purdons is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gruetli-Laager, TN (population 1,619), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,892 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 Purdons?

Purdons is in Grundy County, Tennessee, at 35.3909, -85.6530.

How many ghost towns are in Grundy County?

Grundy County, Tennessee has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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