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Briggs

Ghost town · Unicoi County, Tennessee

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

Briggs is a ghost town in Unicoi County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Unicoi County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Briggs as a historical populated place on the Flag Pond 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 36.0157° N, 82.5901° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFlag Pond
Elevation2,732 ft
Nearest living townBanner Hill, TN
Distance to it12 miles
GNIS feature ID1640684
Coordinates36.01566, -82.59014

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What's there now

Briggs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Banner Hill, TN (population 1,519), about 12 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,732 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 Briggs?

Briggs is in Unicoi County, Tennessee, at 36.0157, -82.5901.

How many ghost towns are in Unicoi County?

Unicoi County, Tennessee has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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