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Bayless

Ghost town · Knox County, Tennessee

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

Bayless is a ghost town in Knox County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bayless as a historical populated place on the Big Ridge Park 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 36.1737° N, 83.9444° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBig Ridge Park
Elevation984 ft
Nearest living townAndersonville, TN
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1312232
Coordinates36.17369, -83.94436

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What's there now

Bayless is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Andersonville, TN (population 294), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 984 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 Bayless?

Bayless is in Knox County, Tennessee, at 36.1737, -83.9444.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

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

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