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Sink

Ghost town · Monroe County, Tennessee

Mount Vernon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
Mount Vernon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sink is a ghost town in Monroe County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sink as a historical populated place on the Mount Vernon 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 35.4181° N, 84.2894° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Vernon
Elevation891 ft
Nearest living townTellico Plains, TN
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1640706
Coordinates35.41813, -84.28936

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What's there now

Sink is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tellico Plains, TN (population 1,124), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 891 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 Sink?

Sink is in Monroe County, Tennessee, at 35.4181, -84.2894.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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