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Folger

Ghost town · McMinn County, Tennessee

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

Folger is a ghost town in McMinn County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in McMinn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Folger as a historical populated place on the Goodfield 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 35.3834° N, 84.7936° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoodfield
Elevation706 ft
Nearest living townRiceville, TN
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1307523
Coordinates35.38341, -84.79355

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What's there now

Folger is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Riceville, TN (population 776), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 706 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 Folger?

Folger is in McMinn County, Tennessee, at 35.3834, -84.7936.

How many ghost towns are in McMinn County?

McMinn County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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