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Cole

Ghost town · Giles County, Tennessee

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

Cole is a ghost town in Giles County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Giles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cole as a historical populated place on the Pulaski 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 35.2015° N, 87.0958° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePulaski
Elevation677 ft
Nearest living townPulaski, TN
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1310371
Coordinates35.20147, -87.09584

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What's there now

Cole is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pulaski, TN (population 8,305), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 677 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 Cole?

Cole is in Giles County, Tennessee, at 35.2015, -87.0958.

How many ghost towns are in Giles County?

Giles County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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