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Rose Hill

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Tennessee

Woodlawn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Woodlawn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rose Hill is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rose Hill as a historical populated place on the Woodlawn 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 36.6075° N, 87.6208° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodlawn
Elevation575 ft
Nearest living townLaFayette, KY
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1311547
Coordinates36.60755, -87.62085

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What's there now

Rose Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is LaFayette, KY (population 176), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 575 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 Rose Hill?

Rose Hill is in Montgomery County, Tennessee, at 36.6075, -87.6208.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County, Tennessee has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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