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Smiths Fork

Ghost town · Hardin County, Tennessee

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

Smiths Fork is a ghost town in Hardin County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Hardin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Smiths Fork as a historical populated place on the Olivehill 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 35.2570° N, 88.0723° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOlivehill
Elevation479 ft
Nearest living townOlivet, TN
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1313284
Coordinates35.25702, -88.07225

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What's there now

Smiths Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Olivet, TN (population 1,609), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 479 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 Smiths Fork?

Smiths Fork is in Hardin County, Tennessee, at 35.2570, -88.0723.

How many ghost towns are in Hardin County?

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

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