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Sulphur Springs

Ghost town · Decatur County, Tennessee

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

Sulphur Springs is a ghost town in Decatur County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Decatur County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sulphur Springs as a historical populated place on the Parsons 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 35.7015° N, 88.1689° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleParsons
Elevation400 ft
Nearest living townParsons, TN
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1310591
Coordinates35.70146, -88.16893

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What's there now

Sulphur Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Parsons, TN (population 2,578), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 400 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 Sulphur Springs?

Sulphur Springs is in Decatur County, Tennessee, at 35.7015, -88.1689.

How many ghost towns are in Decatur County?

Decatur County, Tennessee has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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