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Brownlow

Ghost town · Unicoi County, Tennessee

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

Brownlow 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 Brownlow as a historical populated place on the Chestoa 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 36.0362° N, 82.4612° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChestoa
Elevation2,856 ft
Nearest living townBanner Hill, TN
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1307946
Coordinates36.03622, -82.46125

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What's there now

Brownlow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Banner Hill, TN (population 1,519), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,856 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 Brownlow?

Brownlow is in Unicoi County, Tennessee, at 36.0362, -82.4612.

How many ghost towns are in Unicoi County?

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

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