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Rhoades Hill

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Tennessee

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

Rhoades Hill is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rhoades Hill as a historical populated place on the Saint Joseph 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 35.0931° N, 87.5411° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Joseph
Elevation572 ft
Nearest living townWestpoint, TN
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1641956
Coordinates35.09314, -87.54113

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What's there now

Rhoades Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westpoint, TN (population 240), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 572 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 Rhoades Hill?

Rhoades Hill is in Lawrence County, Tennessee, at 35.0931, -87.5411.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Tennessee has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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