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Shellmound

Ghost town · Marion County, Tennessee

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

Shellmound is a ghost town in Marion County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shellmound as a historical populated place on the New Home 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 34.9973° N, 85.5916° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Home
Elevation633 ft
Nearest living townNew Hope, TN
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1310088
Coordinates34.99730, -85.59163

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What's there now

Shellmound is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Hope, TN (population 928), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 633 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 Shellmound?

Shellmound is in Marion County, Tennessee, at 34.9973, -85.5916.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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