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French Broad

Ghost town · Sevier County, Tennessee

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

French Broad is a ghost town in Sevier County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Sevier County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists French Broad as a historical populated place on the Douglas Dam 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 35.9509° N, 83.5688° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDouglas Dam
Elevation1,052 ft
Nearest living townSevierville, TN
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1312987
Coordinates35.95092, -83.56878

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What's there now

French Broad is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sevierville, TN (population 18,105), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,052 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 French Broad?

French Broad is in Sevier County, Tennessee, at 35.9509, -83.5688.

How many ghost towns are in Sevier County?

Sevier County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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