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Gail

Ghost town · Chester County, Tennessee

Masseyville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Masseyville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gail is a ghost town in Chester County, Tennessee. It is one of 2 former communities in Chester County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 74th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gail as a historical populated place on the Masseyville 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 35.3515° N, 88.7362° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMasseyville
Elevation488 ft
Nearest living townSilerton, TN
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1310566
Coordinates35.35147, -88.73617

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What's there now

Gail is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silerton, TN (population 70), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 488 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 Gail?

Gail is in Chester County, Tennessee, at 35.3515, -88.7362.

How many ghost towns are in Chester County?

Chester County, Tennessee has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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