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Dustin

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Tennessee

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

Dustin is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dustin as a historical populated place on the Bonnertown 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 35.1001° N, 87.3000° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBonnertown
Elevation784 ft
Nearest living townLeoma, TN
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1302996
Coordinates35.10008, -87.30002

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What's there now

Dustin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Leoma, TN (population 342), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 784 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 Dustin?

Dustin is in Lawrence County, Tennessee, at 35.1001, -87.3000.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Tennessee has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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