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Skiles

Ghost town · Bledsoe County, Tennessee

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

Skiles is a ghost town in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Bledsoe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Skiles as a historical populated place on the Brayton 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 35.4323° N, 85.2280° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrayton
Elevation1,923 ft
Nearest living townFlat Top Mountain, TN
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1311072
Coordinates35.43229, -85.22802

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What's there now

Skiles is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flat Top Mountain, TN (population 1,052), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,923 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 Skiles?

Skiles is in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, at 35.4323, -85.2280.

How many ghost towns are in Bledsoe County?

Bledsoe County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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