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Rockquarry

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Tennessee

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

Rockquarry 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 Rockquarry as a historical populated place on the Summertown 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 35.4342° N, 87.3689° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSummertown
Elevation829 ft
Nearest living townSummertown, TN
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1303048
Coordinates35.43424, -87.36890

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What's there now

Rockquarry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Summertown, TN (population 793), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 829 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 Rockquarry?

Rockquarry is in Lawrence County, Tennessee, at 35.4342, -87.3689.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

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

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