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Snell

Ghost town · Rutherford County, Tennessee

Rockvale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Rockvale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Snell is a ghost town in Rutherford County, Tennessee. It is one of 7 former communities in Rutherford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Snell as a historical populated place on the Rockvale 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 35.8434° N, 86.5417° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRockvale
Elevation648 ft
Nearest living townRockvale, TN
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1313170
Coordinates35.84340, -86.54166

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What's there now

Snell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockvale, TN (population 1,229), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 648 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 Snell?

Snell is in Rutherford County, Tennessee, at 35.8434, -86.5417.

How many ghost towns are in Rutherford County?

Rutherford County, Tennessee has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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