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Fetzerton

Ghost town · Polk County, Tennessee

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

Fetzerton is a ghost town in Polk County, Tennessee. It is one of 7 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fetzerton as a historical populated place on the Parksville 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 35.0848° N, 84.6708° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleParksville
Elevation768 ft
Nearest living townOcoee, TN
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1307928
Coordinates35.08480, -84.67077

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What's there now

Fetzerton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ocoee, TN (population 210), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 768 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 Fetzerton?

Fetzerton is in Polk County, Tennessee, at 35.0848, -84.6708.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Tennessee has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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