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Craigmar

Ghost town · Blount County, Tennessee

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

Craigmar is a ghost town in Blount County, Tennessee. It is one of 13 former communities in Blount County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Craigmar as a historical populated place on the Meadow 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 35.7395° N, 84.1694° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMeadow
Elevation822 ft
Nearest living townFriendsville, TN
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1642559
Coordinates35.73952, -84.16936

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What's there now

Craigmar is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Friendsville, TN (population 1,056), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 822 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 Craigmar?

Craigmar is in Blount County, Tennessee, at 35.7395, -84.1694.

How many ghost towns are in Blount County?

Blount County, Tennessee has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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