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Sumpter

Ghost town · Sullivan County, Tennessee

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

Sumpter is a ghost town in Sullivan County, Tennessee. It is one of 26 former communities in Sullivan County on the federal names register. No county in Tennessee has more among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sumpter as a historical populated place on the Bluff City 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 36.4973° N, 82.2937° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBluff City
Elevation1,432 ft
Nearest living townBluff City, TN
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1303388
Coordinates36.49733, -82.29375

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What's there now

Sumpter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bluff City, TN (population 2,268), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,432 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 Sumpter?

Sumpter is in Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 36.4973, -82.2937.

How many ghost towns are in Sullivan County?

Sullivan County, Tennessee has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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