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Gapcreek

Ghost town · Knox County, Tennessee

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

Gapcreek is a ghost town in Knox County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gapcreek as a historical populated place on the Boyds Creek 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 35.9340° N, 83.7346° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoyds Creek
Elevation881 ft
Nearest living townSeymour, TN
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1312278
Coordinates35.93398, -83.73462

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What's there now

Gapcreek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seymour, TN (population 15,914), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 881 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 Gapcreek?

Gapcreek is in Knox County, Tennessee, at 35.9340, -83.7346.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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