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Tellassee

Ghost town · Blount County, Tennessee

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

Tellassee is a ghost town in Blount County, Tennessee. It is one of 13 former communities in Blount County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tellassee as a historical populated place on the Tallassee 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 35.5056° N, 84.0002° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTallassee
Elevation868 ft
Nearest living townFontana Dam, NC
Distance to it11.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1326554
Coordinates35.50564, -84.00018

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What's there now

Tellassee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fontana Dam, NC (population 11), about 11.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 868 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 Tellassee?

Tellassee is in Blount County, Tennessee, at 35.5056, -84.0002.

How many ghost towns are in Blount County?

Blount County, Tennessee has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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