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Sulphur Springs

Ghost town · Hickman County, Tennessee

Pleasantville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Pleasantville 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 Hickman County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Hickman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th 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 Pleasantville 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 35.7367° N, 87.6303° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePleasantville
Elevation556 ft
Nearest living townLobelville, TN
Distance to it9.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1311377
Coordinates35.73673, -87.63030

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What's there now

Sulphur Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lobelville, TN (population 974), about 9.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 556 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 Hickman County, Tennessee, at 35.7367, -87.6303.

How many ghost towns are in Hickman County?

Hickman County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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