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Brownsport

Ghost town · Decatur County, Tennessee

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

Brownsport is a ghost town in Decatur County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Decatur County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownsport as a historical populated place on the Pope 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 35.5487° N, 87.9989° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePope
Elevation382 ft
Nearest living townDecaturville, TN
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1644653
Coordinates35.54868, -87.99892

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What's there now

Brownsport is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Decaturville, TN (population 895), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 382 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 Brownsport?

Brownsport is in Decatur County, Tennessee, at 35.5487, -87.9989.

How many ghost towns are in Decatur County?

Decatur County, Tennessee has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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