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Alleghany

Ghost town · Loudon County, Tennessee

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

Alleghany is a ghost town in Loudon County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Loudon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alleghany as a historical populated place on the Meadow 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 35.6651° N, 84.1982° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMeadow
Elevation1,001 ft
Nearest living townGreenback, TN
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1309510
Coordinates35.66508, -84.19825

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What's there now

Alleghany is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenback, TN (population 1,631), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,001 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 Alleghany?

Alleghany is in Loudon County, Tennessee, at 35.6651, -84.1982.

How many ghost towns are in Loudon County?

Loudon County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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