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Tanbark

Ghost town · Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Sequatchie Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Sequatchie Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tanbark is a ghost town in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Bledsoe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tanbark as a historical populated place on the Melvine 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 35.6623° N, 85.0138° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMelvine
Elevation1,805 ft
Nearest living townSpring City, TN
Distance to it8.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1311075
Coordinates35.66229, -85.01384

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What's there now

Tanbark is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spring City, TN (population 2,299), about 8.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,805 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 Tanbark?

Tanbark is in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, at 35.6623, -85.0138.

How many ghost towns are in Bledsoe County?

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

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