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Elkins

Ghost town · Cannon County, Tennessee

Woodbury quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Woodbury quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elkins is a ghost town in Cannon County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Cannon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elkins as a historical populated place on the Woodbury 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 35.8015° N, 86.0042° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWoodbury
Elevation1,114 ft
Nearest living townWoodbury, TN
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1643544
Coordinates35.80146, -86.00416

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What's there now

Elkins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodbury, TN (population 2,747), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,114 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 Elkins?

Elkins is in Cannon County, Tennessee, at 35.8015, -86.0042.

How many ghost towns are in Cannon County?

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

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