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Fooshee Bend

Ghost town · Meigs County, Tennessee

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

Fooshee Bend is a ghost town in Meigs County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Meigs County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 52nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fooshee Bend as a historical populated place on the Spring City 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 35.6576° N, 84.7633° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpring City
Elevation766 ft
Nearest living townSpring City, TN
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID1309905
Coordinates35.65757, -84.76328

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What's there now

Fooshee Bend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spring City, TN (population 2,299), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 766 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 Fooshee Bend?

Fooshee Bend is in Meigs County, Tennessee, at 35.6576, -84.7633.

How many ghost towns are in Meigs County?

Meigs County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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