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Blue Goose

Ghost town · Shelby County, Tennessee

Lake Cormorant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:24,000)
Lake Cormorant quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blue Goose is a ghost town in Shelby County, Tennessee. It is one of 13 former communities in Shelby County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blue Goose as a historical populated place on the Lake Cormorant 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 34.9954° N, 90.2190° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Cormorant
Elevation207 ft
Nearest living townLakeview, MS
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1314085
Coordinates34.99537, -90.21898

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What's there now

Blue Goose is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lakeview, MS (population 516), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 207 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 Blue Goose?

Blue Goose is in Shelby County, Tennessee, at 34.9954, -90.2190.

How many ghost towns are in Shelby County?

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

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