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Sirenburg

Ghost town · Greene County, Tennessee

Cedar Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Cedar Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sirenburg is a ghost town in Greene County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sirenburg as a historical populated place on the Cedar Creek 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 36.0193° N, 82.9788° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCedar Creek
Elevation1,468 ft
Nearest living townParrottsville, TN
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1309198
Coordinates36.01927, -82.97876

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What's there now

Sirenburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Parrottsville, TN (population 349), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,468 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 Sirenburg?

Sirenburg is in Greene County, Tennessee, at 36.0193, -82.9788.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Tennessee has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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