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Citico

Ghost town · Monroe County, Tennessee

Whiteoak Flats quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:24,000)
Whiteoak Flats quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Citico is a ghost town in Monroe County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Citico as a historical populated place on the Whiteoak Flats 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 35.3917° N, 84.1152° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhiteoak Flats
Elevation1,826 ft
Nearest living townTellico Plains, TN
Distance to it10.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1308287
Coordinates35.39175, -84.11519

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What's there now

Citico is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tellico Plains, TN (population 1,124), about 10.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,826 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 Citico?

Citico is in Monroe County, Tennessee, at 35.3917, -84.1152.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

Monroe County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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