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Sailors Rest

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Tennessee

Erin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Erin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sailors Rest 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 Sailors Rest as a historical populated place on the Ellis Mills 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 36.3442° N, 87.5389° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEllis Mills
Elevation407 ft
Nearest living townSlayden, TN
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1311553
Coordinates36.34422, -87.53890

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What's there now

Sailors Rest is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Slayden, TN (population 128), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 407 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 Sailors Rest?

Sailors Rest is in Montgomery County, Tennessee, at 36.3442, -87.5389.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

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

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