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Rule

Ghost town · Union County, Tennessee

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

Rule is a ghost town in Union County, Tennessee. It is one of 18 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rule as a historical populated place on the White Hollow 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 36.3134° N, 83.9219° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhite Hollow
Elevation1,132 ft
Nearest living townMaynardville, TN
Distance to it7.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1311806
Coordinates36.31341, -83.92186

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What's there now

Rule is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Maynardville, TN (population 2,501), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,132 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 Rule?

Rule is in Union County, Tennessee, at 36.3134, -83.9219.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Tennessee has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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