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Rymers

Ghost town · Polk County, Tennessee

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

Rymers is a ghost town in Polk County, Tennessee. It is one of 7 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rymers as a historical populated place on the McFarland 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 35.1320° N, 84.4305° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcFarland
Elevation1,483 ft
Nearest living townFarner, TN
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1640677
Coordinates35.13202, -84.43048

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What's there now

Rymers is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Farner, TN (population 204), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,483 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 Rymers?

Rymers is in Polk County, Tennessee, at 35.1320, -84.4305.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Tennessee has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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