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Vater

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Tennessee

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

Vater is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vater as a historical populated place on the Campbellsville 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 35.3487° N, 87.2347° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCampbellsville
Elevation987 ft
Nearest living townEthridge, TN
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1303069
Coordinates35.34869, -87.23474

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What's there now

Vater is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ethridge, TN (population 671), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 987 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 Vater?

Vater is in Lawrence County, Tennessee, at 35.3487, -87.2347.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Tennessee has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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