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Whittens Stand

Ghost town · Wayne County, Tennessee

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

Whittens Stand is a ghost town in Wayne County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Wayne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whittens Stand as a historical populated place on the Cypress Inn 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 35.0737° N, 87.7986° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCypress Inn
Elevation845 ft
Nearest living townCollinwood, TN
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1302822
Coordinates35.07369, -87.79864

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What's there now

Whittens Stand is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Collinwood, TN (population 1,044), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 845 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 Whittens Stand?

Whittens Stand is in Wayne County, Tennessee, at 35.0737, -87.7986.

How many ghost towns are in Wayne County?

Wayne County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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